Acknowledgements endorsements Background methodology executive Summary 11 Recommendations 22 Article — general obligations 38

Accessibility and Australian Regulations and Policy

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     The NDS does not currently include a mechanism to identify conflicts in the application of regulations and policies. People with disability encounter barriers to access where seemingly unrelated policies have an adverse impact.
     
154. 
     Taxi drivers at airports are subject to security regulations that prevent them from leaving their vehicles unattended at terminal entrances. This means that taxi drivers are unable to assist people with disability to enter and leave airports.⁷⁷
     
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     Occupational health and safety legislation limits the maximum weight that transport service staff are permitted to lift, which sometimes results in staff being unable to assist people or their mobility aids into and out of transport carriage services.⁷⁸