Commonwealth Numbered Acts

DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT 1992 No. 135 of 1992 - SECT 25

25.(1) It is unlawful for a person, whether as principal or agent, to
discriminate against another person on the ground of the other person's
disability or a disability of any of that other person's associates:

   (a)  by refusing the other person's application for accommodation; or

   (b)  in the terms or conditions on which the accommodation is offered to
        the other person; or

   (c)  by deferring the other person's application for accommodation or
        according to the other person a lower order of precedence in any list
        of applicants for that accommodation.

(2) It is unlawful for a person, whether as principal or agent, to
discriminate against another person on the ground of the other person's
disability or a disability of any of the other person's associates:

   (a)  by denying the other person access, or limiting the other person's
        access, to any benefit associated with accommodation occupied by the
        other person; or

   (b)  by evicting the other person from accommodation occupied by the other
        person; or

   (c)  by subjecting the other person to any other detriment in relation to
        accommodation occupied by the other person; or

   (d)  by refusing to permit the other person to make reasonable alterations
        to accommodation occupied by that person if:

        (i)    that person has undertaken to restore the accommodation to its
               condition before alteration on leaving the accommodation; and

        (ii)   in all the circumstances it is likely that the person will
               perform the undertaking; and

        (iii)  in all the circumstances, the action required to restore the
               accommodation to its condition before alteration is reasonably
               practicable; and

        (iv)   the alteration does not involve alteration of the premises of
               any other occupier; and

        (v)    the alteration is at that other person's own expense.

(3) This section does not apply to or in respect of:

   (a)  the provision of accommodation in premises if:

        (i)    the person who provides or proposes to provide the
               accommodation or a near relative of that person resides, and
               intends to continue to reside on those premises; and

        (ii)   the accommodation provided in those premises is for no more
               than 3 persons other than a person referred to in subparagraph
               (a)(i) or near relatives of such a person; or

   (b)  the accommodation is provided by a charitable or other voluntary body
        solely for persons who have a particular disability and the person
        discriminated against does not have that particular disability; or

   (c)  the provision of accommodation in premises where special services or
        facilities would be required by the person with a disability and the
        provision of such special services or facilities would impose
        unjustifiable hardship on the person providing or proposing to provide
        the accommodation whether as principal or agent.