Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT 1992 - SECT 53

  (1)   This Part does not render it unlawful for a person to discriminate against another person on the ground of the other person's disability in connection with employment, engagement or appointment in the Defence Force:

  (a)   in a position involving the performance of combat duties, combat - related duties or peacekeeping service; or

  (b)   in prescribed circumstances in relation to combat duties, combat - related duties or peacekeeping service; or

  (c)   in a position involving the performance of duties as a chaplain or a medical support person in support of forces engaged or likely to be engaged in combat duties, combat - related duties or peacekeeping service.

  (2)   In this section:

"combat duties" means such duties as are declared by the regulations to be combat duties for the purposes of this section.

"combat-related duties" means such duties as are declared by the regulations to be combat - related duties for the purposes of this section.

"medical support person" means:

  (a)   a person exclusively engaged in the search for, or the collection, transport or treatment of, the wounded or sick, or in the prevention of disease; or

  (b)   a person exclusively engaged in the administration of medical units and establishments.

"peacekeeping service" has the same meaning as in the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 .