Notice of inquiry into exemption application under DDA section 55: Kendell Airlines

Updated 1 August 2000

See now draft recommendation

Notice of applicationCall for submissionsSubmissions received

Exemption application

The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission has received, by letter dated 28 April 2000, an application for temporary exemption under section 55 of the DDA regarding carriage of passengers with disabilities on low capacity aircraft, for a period of five years. The exemption application is attached, including an action plan and proposed disability awareness policy in support of the application.

Call for submissions

In accordance with its policy on exemption applications, the Commission seeks to give interested parties an opportunity to participate in the process of considering this application.

Accordingly, the Commission seeks submissions by 15 June 2000, preferably by email to disability@humanrights.gov.au . Submissions may also be addressed by mail to Disability Rights Unit, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, GPO Box 5218, Sydney 1042. Where submissions are made by mail a copy on disc should be included if possible.

To promote open public discussion and exchange of views, the Commission intends to make submission publicly available by posting submissions made electronically on its Internet site. Requests for material to be treated as confidential should be clearly indicated.

The Commission will decide further actions on this matter after considering submissions received. As indicated in its policy on exemptions, further actions may include

• making a decision on the basis of consideration of submissions received
• holding conferences or public hearings involving interested parties
• making a proposed decision available to interested parties for comment before the Commission makes a final decision.

Graeme Innes Deputy Disability Discrimination Commissioner 4 May 2000

Submissions

Note: Some submissions have been converted by HREOC to HTML format from their original formats because of temporary technical problems with our text only site picking up non-HTML documents.

G. TaleporosG.WalkerL.MargrieM.StuartJ.FrischPhysical Disability Council of NSWD.HerdM. CorcoranM.TuckerDisability Council of NSWPeople With Disabilities NSW