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| Original name: | Lov (Nr 42 av 2008) om forbud mot diskriminering på grunn av nedsatt funksjonsevne. |
| Name: | Anti-Discrimination and Accessibility Act (No. 42 of 2008). |
| Country: | Norway |
| Subject(s): | Non-discrimination |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 2008-06-20 |
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| ISN: | NOR-2008-L-88353 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=88353&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Act online in Norwegian  Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion, Norsk Lovtidend, www.lovdata.no, Norway PDF in Norwegian (consulted on 2011-11-04)Unofficial English Translation University of Oslo, Norway PDF (consulted on 2011-11-07) |
| Abstract/Citation: | Introduces 19 articles to protect disabled persons from discrimination: Article 1-2: Purpose and scope. Article 3: Obligation to report and to be activated. Article 4-5: Discrimination ban and affirmative action. Article 6-8: Bans on harassment and retaliation. Article 9-12: Regulation and accommodation of buildings, infrastructure, ICT etc to suit the needs of the disabled. Article 13: Burden of proof. Article 14: Employers duty to disclose information in labour contract cases Article 15: The right of organisations to to represent parties in a labour dispute. Article 16-17: Enforcement, claims and compensation. Article 18-19: Entry into force and amendments to other acts. Also amends the following Acts: - Act (No. 107 of 1992) on municipalities and counties (kommuneloven). - Act (No. 31 of 1997) on owner units (eierseksjonsloven). - Act (No. 56 of 1998) relating to annual accounts (regnskapsloven). - Act (No. 17 of 1999) relating to rental agreements (husleieloven). - Act (No. 38 of 2003) relating to Cooperative Housing Associations (bustadbyggjelagslova). - Act (No. 39 of 2003) relating to Housing Cooperatives (burettslagslova). |
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