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Consecutive state governments have been scolded by disability groups and senior law firms for a “debacle” over six years resulting in Queensland’s new trains not meeting international disability access standards despite a $4.4 billion price tag.
Repairs for the trains to meet those standards could cost taxpayers $150 million.
The Human Rights Commission on Friday refused an application by Queensland’s Palaszczuk Labor government for a three-year exemption for its failure to have toilets on the New Generation Rollingstock meeting international standards for disability access.
In effect, the Human Rights Commission preliminary ruling means the Queensland government is now discriminating against people with disabilities with its new trains.
People with disabilities could take legal action against the government for an incident in a toilet on one of the trains and accuse it of discrimination.
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