Australian Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2021–22 • • to prepare, and to publish in such manner as the Commission considers appropriate, guidelines for the avoidance of discrimination identified under the SDA where the Commission considers it appropriate to do so, with the leave of the court hearing the proceedings and subject to any conditions imposed by the court, to intervene in proceedings that involve discrimination issues arising from the SDA. Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) (DDA) The main aims of the DDA are to: • eliminate discrimination against people with disabilities as far as is possible • promote community acceptance of the principle that people with disabilities have the same fundamental rights as all members of the community • ensure as far as practicable that people with disabilities have the same rights to equality before the law as other people in the community. Commission functions under the DDA include: • to promote an understanding and acceptance of, and compliance with, the DDA • to report to the Minister on matters relating to the development of disability standards • to monitor the operation of such standards and report to the Minister the results of such monitoring • to consider and grant exemptions for compliance with the DDA • to undertake research and educational programs, and other programs, on behalf of the Commonwealth for the purpose of promoting the objects of the DDA • to examine enactments, or proposed enactments, to determine compliance with the objects of the DDA • to report to the Minister as to the laws that should be made by the Parliament, or action that should be taken by the Commonwealth, on matters relating to discrimination under the DDA 10