Does the DDA cover voluntary work?
Voluntary work is not employment as defined in the DDA (unlike some State and Territory legislation which does cover voluntary work directly). However, in some situations volunteers may come within the areas that the DDA does cover. In particular, where the opportunity to undertake voluntary work is part of the benefit of membership of an association or is part of a Commonwealth program or is part of a course of study offered by an education provider, discrimination affecting this opportunity would be covered by the DDA.
