Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts52. (1) Nothing in section 19 renders unlawful discrimination on the ground of impairment in relation to the provision of access to premises if—
(a) the premises are so designed or constructed as to be inaccessible to a person who has an impairment; and
(b) any alteration of the premises to provide such access would impose unjustifiable hardship on the person who would have to provide that access.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a building the construction of which commences on or after a date fixed by the Minister for the purposes of this section by notice published in the Gazette.
(3) For the purposes of this section, the construction of a building shall be taken to commence on the day on which a building permit in respect of the erection of the building is granted under the Building Act 1972 .