Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2005L00767:body:0:p14
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2005L00767
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 34123–36772

Standards for support services

 (1) The education provider must take reasonable steps to ensure that the student is able to use support services used by the students of the institution in general on the same basis as a student without a disability, and without experiencing discrimination.

 (2) If a specialised support service is necessary for the student to be able to participate in the activities for which he or she is enrolled, and is of a kind that is provided by the education provider, the provider must take reasonable steps to ensure that the student has access to the service (but may arrange for it to be provided by another person or agency).

 (3) If a specialised support service is necessary for the student to be able to participate in the activities for which he or she is enrolled, and is of a kind that is not provided by the provider, the provider must take reasonable steps to facilitate the provision of the service to the student by another person or agency.

 (4) Each of:
 (a) the provision of access to specialised support services mentioned in subsection (2); and
 (b) the facilitation by the provider of the provision of specialised support services mentioned in subsection (3);
is an adjustment for the purposes of these Standards.

 (5) The provider must:
 (a) consult the student, or an associate of the student, about whether the disability affects the student's ability to access support services used by the students of the institution; and
 (b) in the light of that consultation, decide whether an adjustment is necessary to ensure that the student is able to access those support services on the same basis as a student without a disability; and
 (c) if:
 (i) an adjustment is necessary to achieve the aim mentioned in paragraph (b); and
 (ii) a reasonable adjustment can be identified in relation to that aim;
  make a reasonable adjustment for the student in accordance with Part 3.

 (6) The provider must:
 (a) consult the student, or an associate of the student, about the need for the student to have access to specialised support services that are provided by the provider or by other persons or agencies; and
 (b) in the light of that consultation, decide whether an adjustment of the kind mentioned in subsection (4) is necessary for the student to be able to participate in the activities for which he or she is enrolled; and
 (c) if:
 (i) an adjustment is necessary to achieve the aim mentioned in paragraph (b); and
 (ii) a reasonable adjustment can be identified in relation to that aim;
  make a reasonable adjustment for the student in accordance with Part 3.

 (7) The provider must repeat the