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Australia: State Policies Relating to Web Accessibility

Last updated 28 August 2006.
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on this page: ACT | NSW | Northern Territory | Queensland | South Australia | Tasmania | Victoria | Western Australia

Abstract

The policy links on this page are compiled as a resource by the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Education and Outreach Working Group (EOWG). This page is not a comprehensive or definitive resource for all applicable laws and policies regarding Web accessibility. The information contained on this page is not legal advice. If you have questions about the applicability of the referenced laws to specific situations, please consult legal authorities in the appropriate jurisdiction.

This page lists only policies in Australian States. For national policies, inlcuding those in different countries, go to main page of policy links.

Australian Capital Territory

• Legislation: Australian Capital Territory Discrimination Act 1991
• Ministries: -
• Relevent Documents:
  • ACT Government Website Policy (PDF file 41kb) [formerly at http://www.publishing.act.gov.au/pdfs/webpolicy.pdf]
  • ACT Government Website Guidelines (PDF file 197kb) [formerly at http://www.publishing.act.gov.au/pdfs/webguidelines.pdf]
• Discussion: -

New South Wales, Australia

• Legislation: New South Wales Anti-Discrimination Act of 1997
• Jurisdiction: Attorney General's Department
• Relevant documents: -
  • Providing Information and Services Using the Internet Guideline [formerly at http://www.oit.nsw.gov.au/pages/4.3.22.a-Providing.htm]
    • Providing Information and Services Using the Internet - Content Accessibility [formerly at http://www.oit.nsw.gov.au/pages/4.3.22.l-Providing.htm]
  • New South Wales Attorney General's Department - AUS Standards for Accessible Web Design
  • New South Wales State Library Policy

Northern Territory

• Legislation: Northern Territory Discrimination Act
• Ministries: -
• Relevent Documents: - 
• Discussion: -

Queensland

• Legislation: Queensland Anti-Discrimination Act 1991
• Ministries: -
• Relevent Documents:
  • Queensland Government Internet Information Standard
  • Government's Consistent User Experience Standards
    • Government's Consistent User Experience Standards - Accessibility
• Discussion: -

South Australia

• Legislation: South Australian Equal Opportunity Act 1984
• Ministries: -
• Relevent Documents:
  • SA Government Website Protocols (PDF file 92kb) [formerly at http://www.sacentral.sa.gov.au/Protocols2001.pdf ]
• Discussion: - 
• Additional Information:
  • South Australian State Library Policy

Tasmania

• Legislation: Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 [formerly at http://www.thelaw.tas.gov.au/summarize/s/1/?acttitle="anti-discrimination act 1998 (no. 46 of 1998)"]
• Ministries: -
• Relevent Documents:
  • Tasmanian Government Internet Publishing Standards [formerly at http://www.go.tas.gov.au/standards/tgips/tgips_complete_publication.shtml ]
• Discussion - 

Victoria

• Legislation: Victorian Equal Opportunity Act 1995
• Ministries: -
• Relevent Documents:
  • Victorian Government Accessibility (Disability) Policy IT&T 39 [formerly at http://www.mmv.vic.gov.au/ca256985002e8db7/all/6f707cc4bb013b81ca256c51002265f0?opendocument&1=21egovernment~&2=18govt+it&t+policies+21-41~&3=3939+www+accessibility~]
  • Whole of Victorian Government Web Site Guidelines
  • Victorian Government Accessibility Toolkit [formerly at http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/Victoria/StrategiesPoliciesandReports/Reports/Accessibility-Toolkit/Accessibility-Toolkit.htm]
• Discussion: - 
• Additional Information:
  • Victorian State Library Policy [fomerly at http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/slv/disabilities/standard/service.htm]
  • Disability Awareness Kit for Libraries

Western Australia

• Legislation: Western Australian Equal Opportunity Act 1984
• Ministries:
  • Disability Services Commission
  • Department of Premier and Cabinet
  • Department of Industries and Resources [formerly at http://www.indtech.wa.gov.au/new/index.htm]
• Relevent Documents:
  • WA Government E-Commerce guidelines [formerly at http://ecommercecentre.online.wa.gov.au/matrix/acc.htm]
  • WA Guidelines for State Government web sites
• Discussion:
  • Media release - New guidelines break down access barriers for people with disabilities [formerly at http://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/media/media.nsf/news/B9C03883C842C2C148256C600016144C?opendocument]
• Additional Information:
  • Western Australian State Library Policy [formerly at http://web.liswa.wa.gov.au/displan.html]

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Previous editor: Andrew Arch
Last revised: 28 August 2006
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