Australia

• Commonwealth of Australia
  • Legislation: Disability Discrimination Act 1992
  • Jurisdictions:
    • Attorney General; Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
    • Federal Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Accessibility: Online Access for People with Disabilities
  • Relevant documents:
    • Government Online, Online Standards, Accessibility Requirements
    • Guidelines for Commonwealth Information Published in Electronic Formats, replaced by NOIE's Minimum Web Site Standards
    • Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission:
      • World Wide Web Access: Disability Discrimination Act Advisory Notes
      • Final Report: Accessibility of electronic commerce and new service information technologies for older Australians and people with a disability
  • Additional information or comments:
    • "Accessible E-Commerce in Australia: A discussion paper about the effects of electronic commerce developments on people with disabilities" by Tim Noonan, for Blind Citizens Australia
    • Decision of HREOC in SOCOG case
• New South Wales, Australia
  • Legislation: New South Wales Anti-Discrimination Act of 1997
  • Jurisdiction: Attorney General's Department
  • Relevant documents:
    • New South Wales Office of Information Technology Provision of Information and Services using the Internet (PDF - 122 kb)
    • New South Wales Attorney General's Department AUS Accessibility Standards