Australian Capital Territory
Discrimination Amendment Regulation 2017 (No 1)
Subordinate Law SL2017-22

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Discrimination Act 1991.
Dated 21 July 2017.
Shane Rattenbury
Minister
Gordon Ramsay
Minister

Australian Capital Territory
Discrimination Amendment Regulation 2017 (No 1)
Subordinate Law SL2017-22
made under the
Discrimination Act 1991

    

1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Discrimination Amendment Regulation 2017 (No 1).
2	Commencement
This regulation commences on the day after its notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Legislation amended
This regulation amends the Discrimination Regulation 2016.
4	Section 2 
substitute
2	Requirement for assistance animal—Act, s 5AA (3), definition of assistance animal
An assistance animal must be—
	(a)	accredited as an assistance animal—
	(i)	under a law of a State or Territory; or
	(ii)	by an organisation that trains animals to assist a person with disability to alleviate the effect of the disability; or
	(b)	trained to—
	(i)	assist a person with disability to alleviate the effect of the disability; and
	(ii)	meet the standards of hygiene and behaviour that are appropriate for an animal in a public place.

Endnotes
1	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 27 July 2017.
2	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

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