Part 1 Preliminary
1.1 Name
of Standards [see Note
1]
These Standards are the Disability (Access to Premises — Buildings) Standards 2010.
1.2 Commencement
These Standards commence on 1 May 2011.
Note These standards take effect subject
to subsection 31 (4) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992.
1.3 Objects
The objects of these Standards are:
(a) to ensure that dignified, equitable, cost‑effective
and reasonably achievable access to buildings, and facilities and services
within buildings, is provided for people with a disability; and
(b) to give certainty to building certifiers,
building developers and building managers that, if access to buildings is
provided in accordance with these Standards, the provision of that access, to
the extent covered by these Standards, will not be unlawful under the Act.
1.4 Interpretation
(1) In these Standards:
Access Code means the Access Code for
Buildings, prepared by the Office of the Australian Building Codes Board, a
copy of the text of which is set out in Schedule 1.
Note The Access Code is based on
provisions of the Building Code of Australia.
Accessible Public Transport Jurisdictional Committee
has the meaning given by subregulation 5 (2) of the Disability
Discrimination Regulations 1996.
Act means the Disability Discrimination
Act 1992.
affected part, of a building, has the
meaning given by subsection 2.1 (5).
building certifier has the meaning given by
subsection 2.2 (2).
building developer has
the meaning given by subsection 2.2 (3).
building manager has the
meaning given by subsection 2.2 (4).
Commission means the Australian Human Rights
Commission.
existing public transport building has the
meaning given by subsection 2.1 (6).
new building has the meaning given by
subsection 2.1 (3).
new part, of a building, has the
meaning given by subsection 2.1 (4).
relevant building means a building, or a part
of a building, to which these Standards apply under section 2.1.
specified Class 1b building means:
(a) a new building with 1 or more bedrooms used
for rental accommodation; or
(b) an existing building with 4 or more bedrooms
used for rental accommodation; or
(c) a building that comprises 4 or more single
dwellings that are:
(i) on the same allotment; and
(ii) used for short‑term holiday
accommodation.
Transport Standards
means the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002.
Note Unless the contrary intention
appears, a term that is used in these Standards and in the Act has the same
meaning in these Standards as it has in the Act.
(2) In these Standards, a reference to a class of
building by a number, or by a number and letter, is a reference to a building
of that class within the meaning of the Access Code.
(3) For these Standards, a building is constructed, and
building work is carried out, for the Crown if the building is constructed, or
the building work is carried out, for any of the following:
(a) the Commonwealth;
(b) a State;
(c) a Territory;
(d) a public authority of the Commonwealth;
(e) an instrumentality of a State.
(4) The Access Code is taken to be part of these
Standards.
Part 2 Scope
of Standards
2.1 Buildings
to which Standards apply
(1) Subject to subsection (2), these Standards
apply to the following:
(a) a new building, to the extent that the
building is:
(i) a specified Class 1b building; or
(ii) a Class 2 building that has
accommodation available for short‑term rent; or
(iii) a Class 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10
building;
(b) a new part, and any affected part, of a
building, if the building is:
(i) a specified Class 1b building; or
(ii) a Class 2 building that:
(A) is a new building; and
(B) has accommodation
available for short-term rent; or
(iii) a Class 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10
building;
(c) an existing public transport building that
is still in use on the target date mentioned in an item in the table in section
3.1.
(2) These Standards do not apply to the following:
(a) the internal parts of a sole‑occupancy unit
(within the meaning of the Access Code) in a Class 2 building;
(b) a new Class 10 building, a new part of
a Class 10 building, or an affected part of a Class 10 building if it is
associated with:
(i) a Class 1a building; or
(ii) a Class 4 part of a building.
Note 1 The building classifications
mentioned in subsections 2.1 (1) and (2) have the meanings set out in
clause A4.1 of the Access Code in Schedule 1.
Note 2 The Act applies to
actions relating to buildings to which these Standards do not apply.
(3) A building is a new building if:
(a) it is not a part of a building; and
(b) either:
(i) an application for approval for
its construction is submitted, on or after 1 May 2011, to the
competent authority in the State or Territory where the building is located; or
(ii) all of the following apply:
(A) it is constructed for or
on behalf of the Crown;
(B) the construction
commences on or after 1 May 2011;
(C) no application for
approval for the construction is submitted, before 1 May 2011, to the
competent authority in the State or Territory where the building is located.
(4) A part of a building is a new part of
the building if it is an extension to the building or a modified part of the
building about which:
(a) an application for approval for the building
work is submitted, on or after 1 May 2011, to the competent authority
in the State or Territory where the building is located; or
(b) all of the following apply:
(i) the building work is carried out
for or on behalf of the Crown;
(ii) the building work commences on or
after 1 May 2011;
(iii) no application for approval for
the building work is submitted, before 1 May 2011, to the competent
authority in the State or Territory where the building is located.
(5) An affected part is:
(a) the principal pedestrian entrance of an
existing building that contains a new part; and
(b) any part of an existing building, that
contains a new part, that is necessary to provide a continuous accessible path
of travel from the entrance to the new part.
(6) An existing public transport
building is a building (other than a new building) that is the
passenger use area of a Class 9b or 10 building used for public transport
(being the whole or part of the building).
Note An existing public transport
building may be a building with or without any new part or affected part.
2.2 Persons to whom Standards apply
(1) These Standards apply to the following persons to
the extent that they are responsible for, or have control over, matters in the
Access Code for a relevant building:
(a) a building certifier;
(b) a building developer;
(c) a building manager.
Note For the meaning of relevant
building see section 1.4.
(2) A building certifier, for a relevant
building, is a person who has responsibility for, or control over, the building
approval process for a building.
Example
The following persons could be building certifiers for
these Standards:
(a) private certifiers;
(b) building surveyors;
(c) local councils.
(3) A building
developer, for a relevant building, is a person with
responsibility for, or control over, its design or construction.
Example
The following persons could be building developers for
these Standards:
(a) property developers;
(b) property owners;
(c) building designers;
(d) builders;
(e) project managers;
(f) property lessees.
(4) A building manager, for a relevant
building, is a person who has responsibility for, or control
over, any of the matters in the Access Code that apply to the building other
than matters about the design or construction of the building.
Example
The following persons could be building managers for
these Standards:
(a) property owners;
(b) property lessees;
(c) property managers;
(d) operational staff.
2.3 Actions
to which Standards apply
These Standards apply to an action concerning the
provision of access to relevant buildings (and facilities and services within
them) to the extent that the provision of access is:
(a) a matter in relation to which, under Part 2
of the Act, it is unlawful to discriminate; and
(b) a matter covered by the Access Code.
Note These Standards are subject to
section 12 of the Act. That is, the provisions of these Standards are limited
application provisions within the meaning of that section.
2.4 Construction
of Standards
These Standards are intended to be within the power
conferred by the Act, and are to be construed accordingly.
Note A provision that, despite this
section, cannot be construed as being entirely within the power conferred by
the Act has effect to the extent that the provision is within that power —
see subsection 13 (2) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.
Part 3 Requirements
of Standards
3.1 Building
certifiers, developers and managers to ensure buildings comply with the Access
Code
(1) A building certifier, building developer or building
manager of a relevant building (other than an existing public transport
building) must ensure that the building complies with the Access Code.
(2) A building certifier, building developer or
building manager of an existing public transport building must comply with
subsection (3) if:
(a) the building certifier, building developer
or building manager is an operator or provider within the meaning of the
Transport Standards; and
(b) the existing public transport building is
provided for passenger use as part of a public transport service provided by
the building certifier, building developer or building manager and is still in
use on the target date mentioned in an item in the table in this section.
(3) The building certifier,
building developer or building manager must ensure that the public transport
service meets the performance requirements of the Access Code that apply to it
for each aspect of the public transport building mentioned in an item of the
following table, on and after the target date mentioned in the item, to at
least the level of compliance mentioned in the item.
|
Item
|
Target date
|
Aspect
|
Level of compliance
|
|
1
|
1 May 2011
|
(a) symbols and signs
(b) lighting
(c) hearing augmentation
(d) emergency warning systems
|
100%
|
|
2
|
1 May 2011
|
(a) accessways
(b) manoeuvring areas
(c) passing areas
(d) ramps
(e) doorways and doors
(f) lifts
(g) stairways
(h) toilets
(i) tactile ground surface indicators
(j) controls
|
25%
|
|
3
|
31 December 2012
|
(a) surfaces
(b) handrails and grabrails
|
100%
|
|
4
|
31 December 2012
|
(a) accessways
(b) manoeuvring areas
(c) passing areas
(d) ramps
(e) doorways and doors
(f) lifts
(g) stairways
(h) toilets
(i) tactile ground surface indicators
(j) controls
|
55%
|
|
5
|
31 December 2017
|
(a) accessways
(b) manoeuvring areas
(c) passing areas
(d) ramps
(e) doorways and doors
(f) lifts
(g) stairways
(h) toilets
(i) tactile ground surface indicators
(j) controls
|
90%
|
|
6
|
31 December 2022
|
all aspects applicable to public transport buildings
|
100%
|
Note The level of
compliance in this table is expressed as a percentage of existing public
transport buildings provided by the building certifier, building developer or
building manager for passenger use as part of that type of public transport
service that are still in use on the target date.
3.2 Compliance
with Access Code
(1) For section 3.1, a building certifier or building
developer of a relevant building is taken to have ensured that the building
complies with the Access Code if the building complies with:
(a) the following clauses of the Access Code:
(i) clauses D3.1 to D3.12;
(ii) clause E3.6;
(iii) clauses F2.2 and F2.4; and
(b) for a public transport building — Part
H2 of the Access Code.
Note The provisions mentioned in
paragraphs (a) and (b) are described as deemed-to-satisfy provisions. They are
limited to matters relating to the design and construction of a building so
this subsection applies only to building certifiers and building developers.
(2) Subsection (1) is not intended to limit the way
in which a relevant building may otherwise satisfy the applicable performance
requirements.
(3) Without limiting subsection (2), a relevant
building is taken to comply with the Access Code if the building provides a
level of access that is not less than the level that the building would have
provided if it had complied with the provisions mentioned in subsection (1).
Part 4 Exceptions
and concessions
4.1 Unjustifiable
hardship
(1) It is not unlawful for a person to fail to comply
with a requirement of these Standards if, and to the extent that, compliance
would impose unjustifiable hardship on the person.
(2) However, compliance is required to the maximum
extent not involving unjustifiable hardship.
Example
While enlarging a lift may impose unjustifiable hardship,
upgrading the lift controls panel to provide braille and tactile buttons may
not.
(3) In determining whether compliance with a
requirement of these Standards would involve unjustifiable hardship, all
relevant circumstances of the particular case are to be taken into account,
including the following:
(a) any additional capital, operating or other
costs, or loss of revenue, that would be directly incurred by, or reasonably
likely to result from, compliance with the requirement;
(b) any reductions in capital, operating or other
costs, or increases in revenue, that would be directly achieved by, or
reasonably likely to result from, compliance with the requirement;
(c) the extent to which the construction of the
building has or will be financed by government funding;
(d) the extent to which the building:
(i) is used for public purposes; and
(ii) has a community function;
(e) the financial position of a person required
to comply with these Standards;
(f) any effect that compliance with the
requirement is reasonably likely to have on the financial viability of a person
required to comply;
(g) any exceptional technical factors (such as
the effect of load bearing elements on the structural integrity of the
building) or geographic factors (such as gradient or topography), affecting a
person’s ability to comply with the requirement;
(h) financial, staffing, technical, information
and other resources reasonably available to a person required to comply with
these Standards, including any grants, tax concessions, subsidies or other
external assistance provided or available;
(i) whether the cost of alterations to make a
premises accessible is disproportionate to the value of the building, taking
into consideration the improved value that would result from the alterations;
(j) benefits
reasonably likely to accrue from compliance with these Standards, including
benefits to people with a disability, to building users or to other affected
persons, or detriment likely to result from non‑compliance;
(k) detriment reasonably likely to be suffered by
the building developer, building certifier or building manager, or people with
a disability or other building users, including in relation to means of access,
comfort and convenience, if compliance with these Standards is required;
(l) if detriment under paragraph (k) involves
loss of heritage significance — the extent to which the heritage features
of the building are essential, or merely incidental, to the heritage
significance of the building;
(m) any evidence regarding efforts made in good
faith by a person to comply with these Standards, including consulting access
consultants or building certifiers;
(n) if a person has given an action plan to the
Commission under section 64 of the Act — the terms of the action plan
and any evidence about its implementation;
(o) the nature and results of any processes of
consultation, including at local, regional, State, national, international,
industry or other level, involving, or on behalf of, a building developer,
building manager or building certifier and people with a disability, about
means of achieving compliance with the requirement, including in relation to
the factors listed in this subsection;
(p) any decisions of a State or Territory body
established to make recommendations to building authorities about building
access matters.
(4) If a substantial issue of unjustifiable hardship is
raised having regard to the factors mentioned in subsection (3), the following
additional factors are to be considered:
(a) the extent to which substantially equal
access to public premises is or may be provided otherwise than by compliance
with these Standards;
(b) any measures undertaken, or to be undertaken,
by, on behalf of, or in association with, a person or organisation to ensure
substantially equal access.
(5) For these Standards, unjustifiable hardship
is to be interpreted and applied having due regard to the scope and objects of
the Act (in particular the object of removing discrimination as far as
possible) and the rights and interests of all relevant parties.
4.2 Acts
done under statutory authority etc
These Standards do not render unlawful anything
done in a circumstance mentioned in section 47 of the Act.
4.3 Lessees
(1) If the lessee of a new part of a building submits
an application for approval for the building work, the following people do not
have to ensure that the affected part of the building complies with these
Standards:
(a) the building certifier;
(b) the building developer;
(c) the building manager.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if a building
with a new part is leased to only 1 person.
4.4 Lift
concession
The requirement in Table E3.6 (b) of the Access
Code that a lift is to have a floor dimension of not less than
1 400 mm x 1 600 mm does not apply to an existing passenger
lift that is in a new part, or an affected part, of a building, if the lift:
(a) travels more than 12 m; and
(b) has a lift floor that is not less than
1 100 mm by 1 400 mm.
4.5 Toilet
concession
(1) Paragraphs F2.4 (c) and (e) of the Access
Code, to the extent that they require compliance with AS 1428.1—2009, Design
for access and mobility, Part 1: General requirements for access—New
building work, do not apply to the following:
(a) existing accessible sanitary compartments;
(b) existing sanitary compartments suitable for
use by people with a disability.
(2) For subsection (1) to apply, a sanitary
compartment mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) must:
(a) comply with AS 1428.1—2001, Design
for access and mobility, Part 1: General requirements for
access—New building work; and
(b) be located in either a new part, or an
affected part, of a building.
Part 5 Commission
exemptions
Note This Part is
about exemptions from compliance with Part H2 of the Access Code. Part H2 sets
out requirements for public transport buildings.
5.1 Commission
may grant exemptions
(1) The following persons may apply to the Commission
for an exemption:
(a) a person:
(i) on the person’s own behalf; or
(ii) on behalf of the person and
another person or other persons; or
(iii) on behalf of another person or
other persons;
(b) 2 or more persons:
(i) on their own behalf; or
(ii) on behalf of themselves and
another person or other persons; or
(iii) on behalf of another person or
other persons.
(2) After receiving an application under
subsection (1), the Commission may grant the person or persons to whom the
application relates an exemption from compliance with some or all of Part H2 of
the Access Code.
(3) The Commission may grant a further exemption from
compliance with the same requirements to which an exemption under
subsection (2) (the first exemption) applied, if:
(a) a person makes an application for a further
exemption; and
(b) the person who makes the application is a
person to whom the first exemption relates; and
(c) the application is made in the period
granted for the exemption granted last.
(4) Before granting an exemption under
subsection (2) or (3), the Commission:
(a) must consult with the Accessible Public
Transport Jurisdictional Committee; and
(b) may consult with any other body or person
that the Commission considers appropriate to consult.
(5) An exemption granted by the Commission under
subsection (2) or (3) must not be granted for a period greater than 5
years.
5.2 Content
of exemptions
An exemption granted under subsection 5.1 (2)
or (3) must:
(a) be in writing; and
(b) state if it is an exemption from compliance
with some or all of the requirements of Part H2 of the Access Code; and
(c) if it only applies to some of the
requirements of Part H2 of the Access Code — state the requirements to which it
only applies; and
(d) state the period for which it is granted; and
(e) state the following matters if they apply
to the exemption:
(i) any terms and conditions subject
to which the exemption is granted;
(ii) any circumstances or activities to
which the exemption only applies;
(iii) if it is a further exemption.
5.3 Effect
of exemption
The following persons do not contravene these
Standards if the person’s failure to comply with the Standards is in accordance
with an exemption granted under section 5.1:
(a) a person granted the exemption;
(b) a person in the employment of, or under the
direction or control of, a person granted the exemption.
Note Section 32 of the Act provides
that it is unlawful for a person to contravene a disability standard.
5.4 Review
of exemptions by Administrative Appeals Tribunal
A person may apply to the Administrative Appeals
Tribunal for review of decisions made by the Commission under section 5.1.
5.5 Publication
of notice of decision
(1) Within 1 month after it makes a decision under
section 5.1 the Commission must organise for a notice of the making of the
decision to be published in the Gazette:
(a) stating its findings on material questions
of facts; and
(b) stating the evidence on which those findings
were based; and
(c) stating the reasons for the making of the
decision; and
(d) containing a statement to the effect that,
subject to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, application may
be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for a review of the decision to
which the notice relates by or on behalf of any person or persons whose
interests are affected by the decision.
(2) A failure to comply with any part of
subsection (1) for a decision does not affect the validity of the
decision.
Part 6 Review
6.1 Timetable
for review
(1) The Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and
Research, in consultation with the Attorney‑General, is to:
(a) review the effectiveness of these Standards
in achieving their objects; and
(b) carry out a subsequent review every 5 years
after the previous review is finished.
(2) The review must start within 4 years after these
Standards commence and be finished within 5 years after that date.
(3) All reviews must identify any necessary amendments
to these Standards.
Schedule
1 Access Code for Buildings
(section 1.4)
Note The Access
Code is prepared by the Office of the Australian Building Codes Board in
consultation with the Attorney‑General’s Department.
Part A1 Interpretation
A1.1 Definitions
accessible means having
features to enable use by people with a disability.
accessway means a continuous accessible path of
travel (as defined in AS 1428.1) to, into or within a building.
aged care
building means a Class 9c
building for residential accommodation of aged persons who, due to varying
degrees of incapacity associated with the ageing process, are provided with
personal care services and 24‑hour staff assistance to evacuate the building
during an emergency.
assembly building means a building where people may assemble for —
(a) civic,
theatrical, social, political or religious purposes, including a library,
theatre, public hall or place of worship; or
(b) educational
purposes in a school, early childhood centre, preschool, or the
like; or
(c) entertainment,
recreational or sporting purposes, including —
(i) a
discotheque, nightclub or a bar area of a hotel or motel providing live
entertainment or containing a dance floor; or
(ii) a
cinema; or
(iii) a
sports stadium, sporting or other club; or
(d) transit
purposes, including a bus station, railway station, airport or ferry terminal.
atrium has the same meaning as in the BCA.
BCA means the Building Code of Australia 2009.
carpark means a building that is used for the parking of
motor vehicles but is neither a private garage nor used for the
servicing of vehicles, other than washing, cleaning or polishing.
early childhood centre means a preschool,
kindergarten or child‑minding centre.
exit has the same meaning as in the BCA.
fire‑isolated ramp means a ramp within a fire‑resisting
enclosure which provides egress from a storey.
fire‑isolated stairway means a stairway
within a fire‑resisting shaft and includes the floor and roof or top enclosing
structure.
floor area means:
(a) in relation
to a building — the total area of all storeys; and
(b) in relation to a storey — the
area of all floors of that storey measured over the enclosing walls, and
includes:
(i) the area of a mezzanine
within the storey, measured within the finished surfaces of any external
walls; and
(ii) the area occupied by any internal
walls or partitions, any cupboard, or other built‑in furniture, fixture or
fitting; and
(iii) if there is no enclosing wall, an
area which has a use that:
(A) contributes to the fire
load; or
(B) impacts on the safety,
health or amenity of the occupants in relation to the provisions of the BCA;
and
(c) in relation to a room — the area of the
room measured within the finished surfaces of the walls, and includes the area
occupied by any cupboard or other built‑in furniture, fixture or fitting; and
(d) in relation to a fire compartment — the
total area of all floors within the fire compartment measured within the
finished surfaces of the bounding construction, and if there is no bounding
construction, includes an area which has a use which contributes to the fire
load; and
(e) in relation to an atrium — the
total area of all floors within the atrium measured within the finished
surfaces of the bounding construction and if no bounding construction, within
the external walls.
health‑care building means a building whose
occupants or patients undergoing medical treatment generally need physical
assistance to evacuate the building during an emergency and includes:
(a) a public or private hospital; or
(b) a nursing home or similar facility for sick
or disabled persons needing full‑time nursing care; or
(c) a clinic, day surgery or procedure unit
where the effects of the predominant treatment administered involve patients
becoming non‑ambulatory and requiring supervised medical care on the premises
for some time after the treatment.
luminance contrast means the light reflected
from one surface or component, compared to the light reflected from another
surface or component.
mezzanine means an intermediate floor within
a room.
private garage means:
(a) any garage associated with a Class 1
building; or
(b) any single storey of a building of
another Class capable of accommodating not more than 3 vehicles, if there is
only one such storey in the building; or
(c) any separate single storey garage
associated with another building where such garage is capable of accommodating
not more than 3 vehicles.
required means required to satisfy a
Performance Requirement or a Deemed‑to‑Satisfy Provision of the Access Code as
appropriate.
residential aged care building means a
building whose residents, due to their incapacity associated with the ageing
process, are provided with physical assistance in conducting their daily
activities and to evacuate the building during an emergency.
sanitary compartment means a room or space
containing a closet pan or urinal.
school includes a primary or secondary school,
college, university or similar educational establishment.
sole‑occupancy unit (SOU) means a room or
other part of a building for occupation by one or joint owner, lessee tenant,
or other occupier to the exclusion of any other owner, lessee, tenant, or other
occupier and includes:
(a) a dwelling; or
(b) a room or suite of rooms in a Class 3
building which includes sleeping facilities; or
(c) a room or suite of associated rooms in a
Class 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 building; or
(d) a room or suite of associated rooms in a
Class 9c aged care building, which includes sleeping facilities and any
area for the exclusive use of a resident.
storey has the same meaning as in the BCA.
swimming pool means any excavation or
structure containing water and used primarily for swimming, wading, paddling or
the like, including a bathing or wading pool, or spa.
A1.2 Language
A reference to a building in the Access
Code is a reference to an entire building or part of a building, as the case
requires.
Part A2 Adoption of Standards etc
A2.1 Adoption of Standards and other references
Where a Deemed‑to‑Satisfy Provision
references a document, rule, specification or provision, that adoption does not
include a provision:
(a) specifying or defining the respective
rights, responsibilities or obligations as between themselves of any
manufacturer, supplier or purchaser; or
(b) specifying the responsibilities of any trades
person or other building operative, architect, engineer, authority, or other
person or body; or
(c) requiring the submission for approval of any
material, building component, form or method of construction, to any person,
authority or body other than a person or body empowered under State or
Territory legislation to give that approval; or
(d) specifying that a material, building
component, form or method of construction must be submitted to any person,
authority or body for expression of opinion; or
(e) permitting a departure from the code, rule,
specification or provision at the sole discretion of the manufacturer or
purchaser, or by arrangement or agreement between the manufacturer and
purchaser.
A2.2 Referenced Standards etc
(1) A reference in a Deemed‑to‑Satisfy
Provision to a document under clause A2.1 refers to the edition or issue,
together with any amendment, listed in clause A3.1 and only so much as is
relevant in the context in which the document is quoted.
(2) Any:
(a) reference in a document listed in clause
A3.1 (primary document) to another document (secondary document); and
(b) subsequent references to other documents in
secondary documents and those other documents;
is a reference to the secondary and other documents as they existed
at the time of publication of the primary document listed in clause A3.1.
(3) The provisions of subclause (2) do not
apply if the secondary referenced document is also a primary referenced
document.
A2.3 Differences between referenced documents
and the Access Code
The Access Code overrules in any
difference arising between it and any Standard, rule, specification or
provision in a document listed in clause A3.1.
A2.4 Fire safety
Fire safety provisions relating to the
construction of buildings are located in the BCA.
Part A3 Access Code — documents adopted by reference
A3.1 Documents adopted by reference
The
Standards and other documents listed in column 1 of Table 1 are referred to in
the clauses of the Access Code listed in column 4 of the table.
Table 1 Schedule
of referenced documents
|
No.
|
Date
|
Title
|
Provision(s) of Access Code
|
|
AS 1428
|
|
Design for access
and mobility
|
|
|
Part 1
|
2009
|
General requirements
for access — New building work
|
A1.1, D3.1, Table
D3.1, D3.3, D3.6, D3.8, D3.11, Spec D3.10, F2.4
|
|
Part 1
|
2001
|
General requirements
for access — New building work
|
H2.7, H2.8, H2.10,
H2.15
|
|
Part 1
(Supplement 1)
|
1993
|
General requirements
for access — Buildings — Commentary
|
H2.2
|
|
Part 2
|
1992
|
Enhanced and
additional requirements — Buildings and facilities
|
H2.2, H2.3, H2.4,
H2.5, H2.7, H2.10, H2.11, H2.12, H2.13, H2.14
|
|
Part 4
|
1992
|
Tactile ground surface
indicators for the orientation of people with vision impairment
|
H2.11
|
|
AS/NZS 1428
|
|
Design for access
and mobility
|
|
|
Part 4.1
|
2009
|
Means to assist the
orientation of people with vision impairment — Tactile ground surface
indicators
|
D3.8
|
|
AS 1735
|
|
Lifts, escalators
and moving walks (SAA Lift Code)
|
|
|
Part 1
|
2003
|
General requirements, Amendment 1
|
Table E3.6 (a)
|
|
Part 2
|
2001
|
Passenger and goods
lifts — Electric
|
Table E3.6 (a)
|
|
Part 3
|
2002
|
Passenger and goods
lifts — Electrohydraulic
|
Table E3.6 (a)
|
|
Part 7
|
1998
|
Stairway lifts
|
Table E3.6 (a),
Table E3.6 (b)
|
|
Part 8
|
1986
|
Inclined lifts
|
Table E3.6 (a)
|
|
Part 12
|
1999
|
Facilities for persons
with disabilities, Amendment 1
|
Table E3.6 (b), H2.6
|
|
Part 14
|
1998
|
Low‑rise platforms for
passengers
|
Table E3.6 (a),
Table E3.6 (b)
|
|
Part 15
|
2002
|
Lifts for people with
limited mobility — Restricted use — Non‑automatically controlled
|
Table E3.6 (a),
Table E3.6 (b)
|
|
Part 16
|
1993
|
Lifts for persons with
limited mobility — Restricted use — Automatically controlled
|
Table E3.6 (a),
Table E3.6 (b)
|
|
AS/NZS 2890
|
|
Parking facilities
|
|
|
Part 6
|
2009
|
Off‑street parking for
people with disabilities
|
D3.5
|
Part A4 Building classifications
A4.1 Classifications
Class 1 — one or more buildings which in association constitute:
(a) Class 1a — a single
dwelling being:
(i) a
detached house; or
(ii) one
of a group of two or more attached dwellings, each being a building, separated
by a fire‑resisting wall, including a row house, terrace house, town house or
villa unit; or
(b) Class
1b:
(i) a
boarding house, guest house, hostel or the like:
(A) with
a total area of all floors not exceeding 300 m2 measured over
the enclosing wall of the Class 1b; and
(B) in which not more than
12 persons would ordinarily be resident; or
(ii) 4 or more single dwellings located
on one allotment and used for short‑term holiday accommodation;
which are not located above or below another dwelling or
another Class of building other than a private garage.
Class 2 — a building containing 2 or
more sole‑occupancy units, each being a separate dwelling.
Class 3 — a residential building, other
than a building of Class 1 or 2, which is a common place of long term or
transient living for a number of unrelated persons, including:
(a) a boarding‑house, guest house, hostel,
lodging‑house or backpackers accommodation; or
(b) a residential part of an hotel or motel; or
(c) a residential part of a school; or
(d) accommodation for the aged, children or people
with a disability; or
(e) a residential part of a health‑care
building which accommodates members of staff; or
(f) a residential part of a detention centre.
Class 4 — a dwelling in a building that
is Class 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 if it is the only dwelling in the building.
Class 5 — an office building used for
professional or commercial purposes, excluding buildings of Class 6, 7, 8 or 9.
Class 6 — a shop or other building for
the sale of goods by retail or the supply of services direct to the public,
including:
(a) an eating room, cafe, restaurant, milk or
soft‑drink bar; or
(b) a dining room, bar area that is not an assembly
building, shop or kiosk part of a hotel or motel; or
(c) a hairdresser’s or barber’s shop, public
laundry, or undertaker’s establishment; or
(d) market or sale room, showroom, or service
station.
Class 7 — a building which is:
(a) Class 7a — a carpark;
or
(b) Class
7b — for storage, or display of goods or produce for sale
by wholesale.
Class 8 — a laboratory, or a building in which a handicraft or
process for the production, assembling, altering, repairing, packing,
finishing, or cleaning of goods or produce is carried on for trade, sale, or
gain.
Class 9 — a building of a public nature:
(a) Class
9a — a health‑care building; including those parts
of the building set aside as a laboratory; or
(b) Class
9b — an assembly building, including a trade
workshop, laboratory or the like in a primary or secondary school, but
excluding any other parts of the building that are of another Class; or
(c) Class
9c — an aged care building.
Class 10 — a non‑habitable building or structure:
(a) Class
10a — a non‑habitable building being a private garage,
carport, shed, or the like; or
(b) Class 10b — a
structure being a fence, mast, antenna, retaining or free‑standing wall, swimming
pool, or the like.
Part D Access and egress
DP1 Performance requirement
Access must be provided,
to the degree necessary, to enable:
(a) people
to:
(i) approach the building from the
road boundary and from any accessible carparking spaces associated with
the building; and
(ii) approach the building from any accessible
associated building; and
(iii) access work and public spaces,
accommodation and facilities for personal hygiene; and
(b) identification of accessways at
appropriate locations which are easy to find.
DP4 Performance
requirement
Exits must be provided from a building to allow
occupants to evacuate safely, with their number, location and dimensions being
appropriate to:
(a) the
travel distance; and
(b) the
number, mobility and other characteristics of occupants; and
(c) the
function or use of the building; and
(d) the
height of the building; and
(e) whether
the exit is from above or below ground level.
DP6 Performance requirement
So that occupants can safely evacuate the
building, accessways to exits must have dimensions appropriate
to:
(a) the
number, mobility and other characteristics of occupants; and
(b) the
function or use of the building.
Limitation Clause
DP6 does not apply to Class 1b or Class 10 building, or the internal parts of a
sole‑occupancy unit in a Class 3 building.
DP8 Performance
requirement
Carparking
spaces for use by people with a disability must be:
(a) provided,
to the degree necessary, to give equitable access for carparking; and
(b) designated
and easy to find.
Limitation Clause DP8 does not apply to a
building where:
(a) a
parking service is provided; and
(b) direct access to
any carparking spaces by the general public or occupants is not available.
DP9 Performance requirement
An
inbuilt communication system for entry, information, entertainment, or for the
provision of a service, must be suitable for occupants who are deaf or hearing
impaired.
Limitation Clause DP9 does not apply to an inbuilt
communication system used only for emergency warning purposes.
Part D3 Access for people with a disability
D3.0 Deemed‑to‑satisfy provisions
The Performance Requirements of clauses
DP1, DP4, DP6, DP8 and DP9 are satisfied by complying with:
(a) clauses D3.1 to D3.12; and
(b) for public transport buildings, Part H2.
D3.1 General building access requirements
Buildings
and parts of buildings must be accessible as required by
Table D3.1, unless exempted by clause D3.4.
Table D3.1: Requirements
for access for people with a disability
|
Class of building
|
Access requirements
|
|
Class 1b (1)
|
|
(a) Dwellings located on one
allotment (2) and used for short‑term holiday accommodation
consisting of:
|
To and within:
|
|
(i) 4 to 10 dwellings
|
1 dwelling
|
|
(ii) 11 to 40 dwellings
|
2 dwellings
|
|
(iii) 41 to 60 dwellings
|
3 dwellings
|
|
(iv) 61 to 80 dwellings
|
4 dwellings
|
|
(v) 81 to 100 dwellings
|
5 dwellings
|
|
(iv) more than 100
dwellings
|
5 dwellings plus one additional dwelling for each
additional 30 dwellings or part thereof in excess of 100 dwellings
|
|
(b) A boarding house, bed and
breakfast, guest house, hostel or the like, other than those described in (a)
|
To and within:
1 bedroom and associated sanitary facilities; and
not less than 1 of each type of room or space for use in
common by the residents or guests, including a cooking facility, sauna,
gymnasium, swimming pool, laundry, games room, eating area, or the
like; and
rooms or spaces for use in common by all residents on a
floor to which access by way of a ramp complying with AS 1428.1 or a
passenger lift is provided
|
|
(1) Refer to the definition of “specified Class
1b building” in subsection 1.4 (1) for information on Class 1b buildings
to which the Standards apply.
|
|
(2) A community or strata‑type subdivision or
development is considered to be on a single allotment.
|
|
Class 2
|
|
Common areas in buildings where one or more sole‑occupancy
units are made available for short‑term rent
|
From a pedestrian entrance required to be
accessible to at least one floor containing sole‑occupancy units and
to the entrance doorway of each sole‑occupancy unit located on that
level.
To and within not less than one of each type of room or
space for use in common by the residents, including a cooking facility,
sauna, gymnasium, swimming pool, common laundry, games room,
individual shop, eating area, or the like.
Where a ramp complying with AS 1428.1 or a passenger
lift is installed‑
(a) to the entrance doorway of
each sole‑occupancy unit; and
(b) to and within rooms or
spaces for use in common by the residents,
located on the levels served by the lift or ramp.
|
|
Class 3
|
|
Common areas
|
From a pedestrian entrance required to be accessible
to at least one floor containing sole‑occupancy units and to the
entrance doorway of each sole‑occupancy unit located on that level
To and within not less than one of each type of room or
space for use in common by the residents, including a cooking facility,
sauna, gymnasium, swimming pool, common laundry, games room, TV room,
individual shop, dining room, public viewing area, ticket purchasing service,
lunchroom, lounge room, or the like
Where a ramp complying with AS 1428.1 or a passenger
lift is installed:
(a) to the entrance doorway of each sole‑occupancy
unit; and
(b) to and within rooms or spaces for use in common by
the residents,
located on the levels served by the lift or ramp
|
|
Sole‑occupancy units
|
Not more than 2 required accessible sole‑occupancy
units may be located adjacent to each other
|
|
|
Where more than 2 accessible sole‑occupancy
units are required, they must be representative of the range of
rooms available
|
|
If the building or group of buildings contain:
|
To and within:
|
|
1 to 10 sole‑occupancy units
|
1 accessible sole‑occupancy unit
|
|
11 to 40 sole‑occupancy
units
|
2 accessible sole‑occupancy
units
|
|
41 to 60 sole‑occupancy units
|
3 accessible sole‑occupancy units
|
|
61 to 80 sole‑occupancy units
|
4 accessible sole‑occupancy units
|
|
81 to 100 sole‑occupancy units
|
5 accessible sole‑occupancy units
|
|
101 to 200 sole‑occupancy units
|
5 accessible sole‑occupancy units plus 1
additional accessible sole‑occupancy unit for every 25 units or
part thereof in excess of 100
|
|
201 to 500 sole‑occupancy units
|
9 accessible sole‑occupancy units plus 1 additional
accessible sole‑occupancy unit for every 30 units or part thereof in
excess of 200
|
|
more than 500 sole‑occupancy units
|
19 accessible sole‑occupancy units plus 1
additional accessible sole‑occupancy unit for every 50 units of part
thereof in excess of 500
|
|
Class 5
|
To and within all areas normally used by the occupants
|
|
Class 6
|
To and within all areas normally used by the occupants
|
|
Class 7a
|
To and within any level containing accessible
carparking spaces
|
|
Class 7b
|
To and within all areas normally used by the occupants
|
|
Class 8
|
To and within all areas normally used by the occupants
|
|
Class 9a
|
To and within all areas normally used by the occupants
|
|
Class 9b
|
|
Schools and early childhood centres
|
To and within all areas normally used by the occupants
|
|
An assembly building not being a school or
an early childhood centre
|
To wheelchair seating spaces provided in accordance with
clause D3.9
To and within all other areas normally used by the
occupants, except that access need not be provided to tiers or platforms of
seating areas that do not contain wheelchair seating spaces
|
Class 9c
|
|
Common areas
|
From a pedestrian entrance required to be accessible
to at least one floor containing sole‑occupancy units and to the
entrance doorway of each sole‑occupancy unit located on that level
|
|
|
To and within not less than one of each type of room or
space for use in common by the residents, including a cooking facility,
sauna, gymnasium, swimming pool, common laundry, games room, TV room,
individual shop, dining room, public viewing area, ticket purchasing service,
lunchroom, lounge room, or the like
|
|
|
Where a ramp complying with AS 1428.1 or a passenger
lift is installed:
(a) to the entrance doorway of each sole‑occupancy
unit; and
(b) to and within rooms or spaces for use in common by
the residents;
located on the levels served by the
lift or ramp
|
|
Sole‑occupancy
units
|
Where more than 2 accessible
sole‑occupancy units are required, they must be representative
of the range of rooms available.
|
|
If the building or group of
buildings contain:
|
To and within:
|
|
1 to 10 sole‑occupancy
units
|
1 accessible sole‑occupancy
unit
|
|
11 to 40 sole‑occupancy units
|
2 accessible sole‑occupancy units
|
|
41 to 60 sole‑occupancy units
|
3 accessible sole‑occupancy units
|
|
61 to 80 sole‑occupancy units
|
4 accessible sole‑occupancy units
|
|
81 to 100 sole‑occupancy units
|
5 accessible sole‑occupancy units
|
|
101 to 200 sole‑occupancy units
|
5 accessible sole‑occupancy units plus 1 additional
accessible sole‑occupancy unit for every 25 units or part
thereof in excess of 100
|
|
201 to 500 sole‑occupancy units
|
9 accessible sole‑occupancy units plus 1 additional
accessible sole‑occupancy unit for every 30 units or part thereof in
excess of 200
|
|
more than 500 sole‑occupancy units
|
19 accessible sole‑occupancy units plus 1
additional accessible sole‑occupancy unit for every 50 units of part
thereof in excess of 500
|
|
Class 10a
|
|
|
Non‑habitable building located in an accessible
area intended for use by the public and containing a sanitary facility,
change room facility or shelter
|
To and within:
(a) an accessible sanitary facility; and
(b) a change room facility; and
(c) a public shelter or the like
|
|
Class 10b
|
|
|
Swimming pool
|
To and into swimming pools with a total perimeter
greater than 40m, associated with a Class 1b, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 building
that is required to be accessible, but not swimming pools
for the exclusive use of occupants of a 1b building or a sole‑occupancy
unit in a Class 2 or Class 3 building
|
D3.2 Access to buildings
(1) An accessway
must be provided to a building required to be accessible:
(a) from the main points of a pedestrian entry
at the allotment boundary; and
(b) from another accessible building
connected by a pedestrian link; and
(c) from any required accessible
carparking space on the allotment.
(2) In a building required to be accessible,
an accessway must be provided through the principal pedestrian
entrance, and:
(a) through not less than 50% of all pedestrian
entrances including the principal pedestrian entrance; and
(b) in a building with a total floor area
more than 500 m2, a pedestrian entrance which is not accessible
must not be located more than 50 m from an accessible pedestrian
entrance;
except for pedestrian entrances serving only areas exempted by
clause D3.4.
(3) Where a pedestrian entrance required to
be accessible has multiple doorways:
(a) if the pedestrian entrance consists of not
more than 3 doorways — not less than one of those doorways must be accessible;
and
(b) if the pedestrian entrance consists of more
than 3 doorways — not less than 50% of those doorways must be accessible.
(4) For the purposes of subclause (3):
(a) an accessible pedestrian entrance
with multiple doorways is considered to be one pedestrian entrance where:
(i) all doorways serve the same part
or parts of the building; and
(ii) the distance between each doorway
is not more than the width of the widest doorway at that pedestrian entrance
(see Figure D3.2); and
(b) a doorway is considered to be the clear,
unobstructed opening created by the opening of one or more door leaves (see
Figure D3.2).
(5) Where a
doorway on an accessway has multiple leaves, (except an automatic
opening door) one of those leaves must have a clear opening width of not less
than 850 mm in accordance with AS 1428.1.
D3.3 Parts of buildings to be accessible
In a building required to be accessible:
(a) every ramp and stairway, except for ramps
and stairways in areas exempted by clause
D3.4, must comply with:
(i) for a ramp, except a fire‑isolated
ramp, clause 10 of AS 1428.1; and
(ii) for a stairway, except a fire‑isolated
stairway, clause 11 of AS 1428.1;
(iii) for a fire‑isolated stairway,
clause 11.1(f) and (g) of AS 1428.1;
(b) every passenger lift must comply with clause
E3.6;
(c) accessways must have:
(i) passing spaces complying with
AS 1428.1 at maximum 20 m intervals on those parts of an accessway
where a direct line of sight is not available; and
(ii) turning spaces complying with
AS 1428.1:
(A) within 2 m of the end of
accessways where it is not possible to continue travelling along the accessway;
and
(B) at maximum 20 m
intervals along the accessway;
(d) an intersection of accessways
satisfies the spatial requirements for a passing and turning space;
(e) a passing space may serve as a turning
space;
(f) a ramp complying with AS 1428.1 or a
passenger lift need not be provided to serve a storey or level other
than the entrance storey in a Class 5, 6, 7b or 8 building‑
(i) containing not more than 3 storeys;
and
(ii) with a floor area for each storey,
excluding the entrance storey, of not more than 200 m2;
(g) clause 7.4.1 (a) of AS 1428.1 does not apply
and is replaced with ‘the pile height or pile thickness shall not exceed
11 mm and the carpet backing thickness shall not exceed 4 mm’; and
(h) the carpet pile height or pile thickness
dimension, carpet backing thickness dimension and their combined dimension
shown in figure 8 of AS 1428.1 do not apply and are replaced with 11 mm,
4 mm and 15 mm respectively.
D3.4 Exemptions
The
following areas are not required to be accessible:
(a) an area where access would be inappropriate
because of the particular purpose for which the area is used.
(b) an area that would pose a health or safety
risk for people with a disability.
(c) any path of travel providing access only to
an area exempted by this clause.
D3.5 Accessible carparking
Accessible carparking spaces:
(a) subject
to (b), must be provided in accordance with Table D3.5 in:
(i) a
Class 7a building required to be accessible; and
(ii) a
carparking area on the same allotment as a building required to be accessible;
and
(b) need not
be provided in a Class 7a building or a carparking area where a parking service
is provided and direct access to any of the carparking spaces is not available
to the public; and
(c) subject
to (d), must comply with AS/NZS 2890.6; and
(d) need not
be designated where there is a total of not more than 5 carparking spaces,
so as to restrict the use of the carparking space only for people with a
disability.
Table D3.5 Carparking
spaces for people with a disability
|
Class of building to which the Class 7a building or
carparking area is associated
|
Number of accessible carparking spaces required
|
|
Class 1b and 3
|
|
(a) Boarding house, guest
house, hostel, lodging house, backpackers accommodation, or the residential
part of a hotel or motel.
|
To be calculated by multiplying the total number of
carparking spaces by the percentage of:
(a) accessible sole‑occupancy units to the total number
of sole‑occupancy units; or
(b) accessible bedrooms to the total number of
bedrooms; and
the calculated number is to be
taken to the next whole figure.
|
|
(b) Residential part of a school,
accommodation for the aged, disabled or children, residential part of a health
care building which accommodates members of staff or the residential part
of a detention centre.
|
1 space for every 100 carparking spaces or part thereof.
|
|
Class 5, 7, 8 and 9c
|
1 space for every 100 carparking spaces or part thereof.
|
|
Class 6
|
|
(a) Up to 1 000
carparking spaces; and
|
1 space for every 50 carparking spaces or part thereof.
|
|
(b) for each additional 100
carparking spaces or part thereof in excess of 1 000 carparking spaces.
|
1 space.
|
|
Class 9a
|
|
(a) Hospital (non‑outpatient
area)
|
1 space for every 100 carparking spaces or part thereof.
|
|
(b) Hospital (outpatient area):
|
|
|
(i) up to 1 000
carparking spaces; and
|
1 space for every 50 carparking spaces or part thereof.
|
|
(ii) for each additional
100 carparking spaces or part thereof in excess of 1 000 carparking
spaces.
|
1 space.
|
|
(c) Nursing home
|
1 space for every 100 carparking spaces or part thereof.
|
|
(d) Clinic or day surgery not
forming part of a hospital
|
1 space for every 50 carparking spaces or part thereof.
|
|
Class 9b
|
|
(a) School
|
1 space for every 100 carparking spaces or part thereof.
|
|
(b) Other assembly buildings:
|
|
|
(i) up to 1 000
carparking spaces; and
|
1 space for every 50 carparking spaces or part thereof.
|
|
(ii) for each additional
100 carparking spaces or part thereof in excess of 1 000 carparking
spaces.
|
1 space.
|
D3.6 Signage
In
a building required to be accessible:
(a) braille and tactile
signage complying with Part D4 and incorporating the international symbol of
access or deafness, as appropriate, in accordance with AS 1428.1 must
identify each:
(i) sanitary
facility, except a sanitary facility within a sole‑occupancy unit in a
Class 1b or Class 3 building; and
(ii) space with a
hearing augmentation system; and
(b) signage including the
international symbol for deafness in accordance with AS 1428.1 must be
provided within a room containing a hearing augmentation system identifying:
(i) the type of
hearing augmentation; and
(ii) the area covered
within the room; and
(iii) if receivers are
being used and where the receivers can be obtained; and
(c) signage in accordance with
AS 1428.1 must be provided for accessible unisex sanitary
facilities to identify if the facility is suitable for left or right handed
use; and
(d) signage to identify an
ambulant accessible sanitary facility in accordance with AS 1428.1
must be located on the door of the facility; and
(e) where a pedestrian entrance
is not accessible, directional signage incorporating the international
symbol of access, in accordance with AS 1428.1 must be provided to direct
a person to the location of the nearest accessible pedestrian entrance;
and
(f) where a bank of sanitary
facilities is not provided with an accessible unisex sanitary facility,
directional signage incorporating the international symbol of access in
accordance with AS 1428.1 must be placed at the location of the sanitary
facilities that are not accessible, to direct a person to the location
of the nearest accessible unisex sanitary facility.
D3.7 Hearing augmentation
(1) A hearing augmentation
system must be provided where an inbuilt amplification system, other than one
used only for emergency warning, is installed:
(a) in a room in a Class 9b
building; or
(b) in an auditorium, conference room, meeting
room or room for judicatory purposes; or
(c) at any ticket office,
teller’s booth, reception area or the like, where the public is screened from
the service provider.
(2) If a hearing augmentation
system required by subclause (1) is:
(a) an induction loop, it must
be provided to not less than 80% of the floor area of the room or space
served by the inbuilt amplification system; or
(b) a system requiring the use
of receivers or the like, it must be available to not less than 95% of the floor
area of the room or space served by the inbuilt amplification system, and
the number of receivers provided must be not less than:
(i) if the room or
space accommodates up to 500 persons, 1 receiver for every 25 persons (or part
thereof), or 2 receivers, whichever is the greater; and
(ii) if the room or
space accommodates more than 500 persons but not more than 1 000 persons,
20 receivers plus 1 receiver for every 33 persons (or part thereof) in excess
of 500 persons; and
(iii) if the room or
space accommodates more than 1 000 persons but not more than 2 000
persons, 35 receivers plus 1 receiver for every 50 persons (or part thereof) in
excess of 1 000 persons; and
(iv) if the room or
space accommodates more than 2 000 persons, 55 receivers plus 1
receiver for every 100 persons (or part thereof) in excess of 2 000
persons.
(3) The number of persons
accommodated in the room or space served by an inbuilt amplification system
must be calculated according to clause D1.13 of the BCA.
(4) Any screen or scoreboard
associated with a Class 9b building and capable of displaying public
announcements must be capable of supplementing any public address system, other
than a public address system used for emergency warning purposes only.
D3.8 Tactile indicators
(1) For a building
required to be accessible, tactile ground surface indicators must be
provided to warn people who are blind or have a vision impairment that they are
approaching:
(a) a stairway, other than a fire‑isolated
stairway;
(b) an escalator;
(c) a passenger conveyor or moving walk;
(d) a ramp other than a fire‑isolated ramp,
a step ramp, a kerb ramp or a swimming pool ramp; and
(e) in the absence of a suitable barrier:
(i) an overhead obstruction less than
2 m above floor level, other than a doorway; and
(ii) an accessway meeting a
vehicular way adjacent to any pedestrian entrance to a building, excluding a
pedestrian entrance serving an area referred to in clause D3.4, if there is no
kerb or kerb ramp at that point;
except for areas exempted by clause D3.4.
(2) Tactile ground surface indicators required
by subclause (1) must comply with sections 1 and 2 of
AS/NZS 1428.4.1.
(3) A hostel
for the aged, nursing home for the aged, a residential aged care building,
Class 3 accommodation for the aged, Class 9a health‑care building
or a Class 9c aged care building need not comply with
paragraphs (1) (a) and (d) if handrails incorporating a raised dome
button in accordance with the requirements for stairway handrails in
AS 1428.1 are provided to warn people who are blind or have a vision
impairment that they are approaching a stairway or ramp.
D3.9 Wheelchair
seating spaces in Class 9b assembly buildings
Where
fixed seating is provided in a Class 9b assembly building, wheelchair
seating spaces complying with AS 1428.1 must be provided in accordance
with the following:
(a) the number and grouping of wheelchair
seating spaces must be in accordance with Table D3.9; and
(b) in a cinema:
(i) with not more than 300
seats — wheelchair seating spaces must not be located in the front row of
seats; and
(ii) with more than 300 seats —
not less than 75% of required wheelchair seating spaces must be located
in rows other than the front row of seats; and
(iii) the location of wheelchair seating
is to be representative of the range of seating provided.
Table D3.9 Number
of wheelchair seating spaces in Class 9b assembly buildings
|
Number of fixed seats in a room or space
|
Number of wheelchair seating spaces
|
Grouping and location
|
|
Up to 150
|
3 spaces
|
1 single space; and
1 group of 2 spaces
|
|
151 to 800
|
3 spaces plus 1 additional space for each additional
50 Seats or part thereof in excess of 150 seats
|
not less than 1 single space; and
not less than 1 group of 2 spaces; and
not more than 5 spaces in any other group
|
|
801 to 10 000
|
16 spaces plus 1 additional space for each additional
100 seats or part thereof in excess of 800 seats
|
not less than 2 single spaces; and
not less than 2 groups of 2 spaces; and
not more than 5 spaces in any other group; and
the location of spaces is to be representative of the range of seating
provided
|
|
More than 10 000
|
108 spaces plus 1 additional space for each
additional 200 seats or part thereof in excess of 10 000 seats
|
not less than 5 single spaces; and
not less than 5 groups of 2 spaces; and
not more than 10 spaces in any other group; and
the location of spaces is to be representative of the range of seating
provided
|
D3.10 Swimming pools
(1) Not less than one means of accessible
water entry/exit in accordance with Part D5 must be provided for each swimming
pool required by Table D3.1 to be accessible.
(2) An accessible
entry/exit must be by means of:
(a) a fixed or movable ramp and an aquatic
wheelchair; or
(b) a zero depth entry at a maximum gradient of
1:14 and an aquatic wheelchair; or
(c) a platform swimming pool lift and an
aquatic wheelchair; or
(d) a sling‑style swimming pool lift.
(3) Where a swimming pool has a
perimeter of more than 70 m in length, at least one accessible
water entry/exit must be provided by a means specified in paragraph (2)
(a), (b) or (c).
(4) Latching devices on gates and doors
forming part of a swimming pool safety barrier need not comply with
AS 1428.1.
D3.11 Ramps
On an accessway:
(a) a series of connected ramps must not have a
combined vertical rise of more than 3.6 m; and
(b) a landing for a step ramp must not overlap a
landing for another step ramp or ramp.
D3.12 Glazing on an accessway
On an accessway, where there is no
chair rail, handrail or transom, all frameless or fully glazed doors,
sidelights and any glazing capable of being mistaken for a doorway or opening,
must be clearly marked in accordance with AS 1428.1.
Part D4 Braille and tactile signs
D4.1 Scope
This Part sets out the requirements for
the design and installation of braille and tactile signage as required
by clause D3.6.
D4.2 Location of braille and tactile signs
Signs including symbols, numbering and
lettering must be designed and installed as follows:
(a) braille and tactile components of a sign
must be located not less than 1 200 mm and not higher than 1 600 mm
above the floor or ground surface;
(b) signs with single lines of characters must
have the line of tactile characters not less than 1 250 mm and not more than
1 350 mm above the floor or ground surface;
(c) signs identifying rooms containing features
or facilities listed in clause D3.6 must be located:
(i) on the wall on the latch side of
the door with the leading edge of the sign located between 50 mm and 300 mm
from the architrave; and
(ii) where (i) is not possible, the
sign may be placed on the door itself.
D4.3 Braille and tactile sign specification
(1) Tactile characters must be raised or
embossed to a height of not less than 1 mm and not more than 1.5 mm.
(2) Sentence case (upper case for the first
letter of each main word and lower case for all other letters) must be used for
all tactile characters; and
(i) upper case tactile characters must have a
height of not less than 15 mm and not more than 55 mm; and
(ii) lower case tactile characters must have a
height of 50% of the related upper case characters.
(3) Tactile characters, symbols, and the like,
must have rounded edges.
(4) The entire sign, including any frame, must
have all edges rounded.
(5) The background, negative space or fill of
signs must be of matt or low sheen finish.
(6) The characters, symbols, logos and other
features on signs must be matt or low sheen finish.
(7) The minimum
letter spacing of tactile characters on signs must be 2 mm.
(8) The minimum word spacing of tactile
characters on signs must be 10mm.
(9) The thickness of letter strokes must be
not less than 2 mm and not more than 7 mm.
(10) Tactile text must be left justified, except
that single words may be centre justified.
(11) Tactile text must be Arial typeface.
D4.4 Luminance contrast
The following apply to luminance
contrast:
(a) the background, negative space, fill of a
sign or border with a minimum width of 5 mm must have a luminance contrast
with the surface on which it is mounted of not less than 30%;
(b) tactile characters, icons and symbols must
have a minimum luminance contrast of 30% to the surface on which the
characters are mounted;
(c) luminance contrasts must be met under
the lighting conditions in which the sign is to be located.
D4.5 Lighting
Braille and tactile signs must be
illuminated to ensure luminance contrast requirements are met at all
times during which the sign is required to be read.
D4.6 Braille
The following applies to braille:
(a) braille must be grade 1 braille
(uncontracted) in accordance with the criteria set out by the Australian
Braille Authority;
(b) braille must be raised and domed;
(c) braille must be located 8 mm below the
bottom line of text (not including descenders);
(d) braille must be left justified;
(e) where an arrow is used in the tactile sign,
a solid arrow must be provided for braille readers;
(f) on signs with multiple lines of text and
characters, a semicircular braille locator at the left margin must be
horizontally aligned with the first line of braille text.
Part D5 Accessible water entry/exit for swimming pools
D5.1 Scope
This Part contains the requirements for
types of accessible water entry/exit for swimming pools.
D5.2 Fixed or moveable ramp
A fixed or moveable ramp must:
(a) have a slip‑resistant surface; and
(b) have a maximum gradient of 1:14; and
(c) have handrails complying with the
requirements for ramps in AS 1428.1, installed on both sides of the ramp;
and
(d) have kerbs in accordance with the
requirements for ramps in AS 1428.1; and
(e) extend to a depth of not less than 900 mm
and not more than 1 100 mm below the stationary water level; and
(f) have landings in accordance with the
requirements for ramps in AS 1428.1, with a landing located at the bottom
and top of each ramp and a landing must be located at a level between 900 mm
and 1 100 mm below the stationary water level.
D5.3 Zero depth entry
A zero depth entry must have:
(a) a slip‑resistant surface; and
(b) a maximum gradient of 1:14; and
(c) a single handrail complying with the requirements
for handrails in AS 1428.1, from the top of the entry point continuous to
the bottom level area; and
(d) a level area:
(i) 1 500 mm long for the
width of the zero depth entry at the entry point; and
(ii) located at the bottom of the zero
depth entry at a level between 900 mm and 1 100 mm below the stationary
water level.
D5.4 Platform swimming pool lift
A platform swimming pool lift must
be:
(a) capable of being operated from the swimming
pool surround, within the swimming pool, and on the platform; and
(b) located where the water depth is not more
than 1 300 mm; and
(c) designed to withstand a weight capacity of
not less than 160 kg and be capable of sustaining a static load of not less
than 1.5 times the rated load.
D5.5 Sling‑style swimming pool lift
A sling lift
must comply with the following:
(a) a sling lift must be located where the water
depth is not more than 1 300 mm;
(b) when the sling is in the raised position and
in the transfer position, the centreline of the sling must be located over the swimming
pool surround and not less than 450 mm from the swimming pool edge;
(c) the surface of the swimming pool
surround between the centreline of the sling and the swimming pool edge
must have a gradient of not more than 1:50 and must be slip‑resistant;
(d) a clear space:
(i) not less than 900 mm x 1 300
mm; and
(ii) with a gradient of not more than
1:50; and
(iii) a slip‑resistant surface; and
(iv) located so that the centreline of
the space is directly below the lifting point for the sling;
must be provided on the swimming pool
surround parallel with
the swimming pool edge on the side remote from the water
(see Figure D5.7);
(e) a sling lift must be capable of being
operated from the swimming pool surround, within the swimming pool
and from the sling;
(f) the sling must be designed so that it will
submerge to a water depth of not less than 500 mm below the stationary water
level;
(g) a sling lift must be designed to withstand a
weight of not less than 136 kg and be capable of sustaining a static load
not less than 1.5 times the rated load.
D5.6 Aquatic wheelchair
An aquatic wheelchair must comply with
the following:
(a) the height of the top surface of the seat
must be not less than 430 mm;
(b) the seat width must not be not less than 480
mm;
(c) a footrest must be provided;
(d) armrests must be located on both sides of the
seat and must be capable of being moved away from the side of the chair to
allow a person to transfer on and off the seat.
Figure D5.7 Clear pool surround space for sling lift
Part E3 Lift installations
EP3.4 Performance Requirement
When a passenger lift is provided in a
building required to be accessible, it must be suitable for use
by people with a disability.
E3.0 Deemed‑to‑Satisfy Provisions
Performance Requirement EP3.4 is
satisfied by complying with:
(a) clause E3.6; and
(b) for public transport buildings, Part H2.
E3.6 Passenger lifts
In an
accessible building, every passenger lift must:
(a) be one
of the lift types identified in Table E3.6 (a), subject to the limitations on
use specified in the table; and
(b) have accessible
features in accordance with Table E3.6 (b); and
(c) not rely
on a constant pressure device for its operation if the lift car is fully
enclosed.
Table E3.6 (a) Limitations
on use of types of passenger lifts
|
Lift type
|
Limitations on use
|
|
AS 1735.1
|
Appendix A
|
No limitation
|
|
AS 1735.2
|
Electric passenger
lift
|
No limitation
|
|
AS 1735.3
|
Electrohydraulic lift
|
No limitation
|
|
AS 1735.7
|
Stairway platform lift
|
Must not:
(a) be used to
serve a space in a building accommodating more than 100 persons calculated
according to clause D1.13 of the BCA;
or
(b) be used in a
high traffic public use area such as a theatre, cinema, auditorium, transport
interchange, shopping centre or the like; or
(c) be used where
it is possible to install another type of passenger lift; or
(d) connect more
than 2 storeys; or
(e) where more than
1 stairway lift is installed, serve more than 2 consecutive storeys;
or
(f) when in the
folded position, encroach on the minimum width of a stairway required
by clause D1.6 of the BCA.
|
|
AS 1735.8
|
Inclined lift
|
No limitation
|
|
AS 1735.14
|
Low‑rise platform lift
|
Must not travel more
than 1 000 mm
|
|
AS 1735.15
|
Lift for persons with
limited mobility
|
Must not:
(a) for an enclosed
type, travel more than 4m; or
(b) for an
unenclosed type, travel more than 2m; or
(c) be used in high
traffic public use areas in buildings such as a theatre, cinema, auditorium,
transport interchange, shopping complex or the like
|
|
AS 1735.16
|
Lift for persons with
limited mobility
|
Must not travel more
than 12 m
|
Table E3.6 (b) Application
of features to passenger lifts
|
Feature
|
Application
|
|
Handrail complying
with the provisions for a mandatory handrail in AS 1735.12
|
All lifts except:
(a) a stairway
platform lift complying with AS 1735.7; and
(b) a low‑rise
platform lift complying with AS 1735.14
|
|
Lift floor dimension
of not less than 1 400 mm x 1 600 mm
|
All lifts which travel more than 12 m
|
|
Lift floor dimensions of not less than 1 100 mm x
1 400 mm
|
All lifts which travel not more than 12 m except a stairway platform lift complying with
AS 1735.7
|
|
Lift floor dimensions of not less than 810 mm x
1 200 mm
|
A stairway platform
lift complying with AS 1735.7
|
|
Minimum clear door opening complying with AS 1735.12
|
All lifts except a stairway
platform lift complying with AS 1735.7
|
|
Passenger protection system complying with AS 1735.12
|
All lifts with a power operated door
|
|
Lift landing doors at the upper landing
|
All lifts except a stairway
platform lift complying with AS 1735.7
|
|
Lift car and landing control buttons complying with
AS 1735.12
|
All lifts except:
(a) a stairway
platform lift complying with AS 1735.7; and
(b) a low‑rise
platform lift complying with AS 1735.14
|
|
Lighting in accordance with AS 1735.12
|
All enclosed lift cars
|
|
(a) Automatic audible
information within the lift car to identify the level each time the car
stops; and
(b) audible and visual indication at each lift landing
to indicate the arrival of the lift car; and
(c) audible information and audible indication required
by (a) and (b) is to be provided in a range of between 20–80 dbA at a maximum
frequency of 1 500 Hz
|
All lifts serving more than 2 levels
|
|
Emergency hands‑free communication, including a button
that alerts a call centre of a problem and a light to signal that the call
has been received
|
All lifts except a stairway
platform lift complying with AS 1735.7
|
Part F2 Sanitary and other facilities
FP2.1 Performance Requirement
Suitable sanitary facilities for personal
hygiene must be provided in a convenient location within or associated with a
building, to the degree necessary, appropriate to:
(a) the function or use of the building; and
(b) the number and gender of the occupants; and
(c) the disability or other particular needs of
the occupants.
F2.0 Deemed‑to‑Satisfy Provisions
The Performance Requirement of clause
FP2.1 is satisfied by complying with:
(a) clauses F2.2 and F2.4; and
(b) for public transport buildings, Part H2.
F2.2 Calculation of number of occupants and
fixtures
The number of persons accommodated must
be calculated according to clause D1.13 of the BCA if it cannot be
more accurately determined by other means.
F2.4 Accessible sanitary facilities
In a
building required to be accessible:
(a) accessible unisex sanitary
compartments must be provided in accessible parts of the building in
accordance with Table F2.4 (a); and
(b) accessible unisex showers must be provided in accordance
with Table F2.4 (b); and
(c) at each
bank of toilets where there is one or more toilets in addition to an accessible
unisex sanitary compartment at that bank of toilets, a sanitary
compartment suitable for a person with an ambulant disability in
accordance with AS 1428.1 must be provided for use by males and females;
and
(d) an accessible
unisex sanitary compartment must contain a closet pan, washbasin, shelf
or bench top and adequate means of disposal of sanitary towels; and
(e) the
circulation spaces, fixtures and fittings of all accessible sanitary
facilities provided in accordance with Table F2.4 (a) and (b) must comply with
the requirements of AS 1428.1; and
(f) an accessible
unisex sanitary facility must be located so that it can be entered without
crossing an area reserved for one sex only; and
(g) where two or more of each type of accessible
unisex sanitary facility are provided, the number
of left and right handed mirror image facilities, must be provided as evenly as
possible; and
(h) where male sanitary facilities are
provided at a separate location to female sanitary facilities, accessible
unisex sanitary facilities are only required at one of those locations;
and
(i) an accessible unisex sanitary
compartment or an accessible unisex shower need not be provided on a
storey or level that is not required by D3.3 (f) to be
provided with a passenger lift or ramp complying with AS 1428.1.
Table
F2.4 (a) Accessible unisex sanitary compartments
|
Class of building
|
Minimum accessible unisex sanitary compartments to be
provided
|
|
Class 1b
|
(a) Not less than 1; and
(b) where private accessible unisex sanitary
compartments are provided for every accessible bedroom, common accessible
unisex sanitary compartments need not be provided
|
|
Class
2
|
Where
sanitary compartments are provided in common areas, not less than 1
|
|
Class 3 and Class 9c aged‑care building
|
(a) In every accessible sole‑occupancy
unit provided with sanitary compartments within the accessible sole‑occupancy
unit, not less than 1; and
(b) at each bank of sanitary compartments
containing male and female sanitary compartments provided in common
areas, not less than 1
|
|
Class 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 —
except for within a ward area of a Class 9a health‑care building
|
Where clause F2.3 of the BCA requires closet pans:
(a) 1 on every storey containing sanitary
compartments; and
(b) where a storey has more than 1 bank of sanitary
compartments containing male and female sanitary compartments at
not less than 50% of those banks
|
|
Class 10a —
except:
(a) a Class 10a appurtenant to another Class of
building; and
(b) a sanitary compartment dedicated to a single
caravan/camping site
|
At each bank of sanitary compartments containing
male and female sanitary compartments, not less than 1
|
Table F2.4 (b) Accessible unisex showers
|
Class of building
|
Minimum accessible unisex showers to be provided
|
|
Class 1b
|
(a) Not
less than 1; and
(b) where private accessible
unisex showers are provided for every accessible bedroom, common accessible
unisex showers need not be provided
|
|
Class 2
|
Where showers are provided in common areas, not
less than 1
|
|
Class 3 and Class 9c aged‑care building
|
(a) In every accessible
sole‑occupancy unit provided with showers within the accessible
sole‑occupancy unit, not less than 1; and
(b) 1 for every 10 showers or part thereof provided in
common areas
|
|
Class 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 —
except for within a ward area of a Class 9a health‑care building
|
Where clause F2.3 of the BCA requires 1 or more
showers, not less than 1 for every 10 showers or part thereof
|
|
Class 10a —
except:
(a) a Class 10a appurtenant to another class of
building; and
(b) a sanitary compartment dedicated to a single
caravan/camping site
|
Where showers are provided, 1 for every 10 showers or part
thereof
|
Part H2 Public transport buildings
Note:
Part
H2 contains Deemed‑to‑Satisfy Provisions for Class 9b and Class 10 public
transport buildings additional to those contained in Parts D3, E3 and F2 that
apply to public transport buildings.
H2.1 Application of Part
(1) The Deemed‑to‑Satisfy Provisions of this
Part apply to the passenger use areas of a Class 9b or Class 10 building used
for public transport.
(2) The Deemed‑to‑Satisfy Provisions of this
Part take precedence where there is a difference to the Deemed‑to‑Satisfy
Provisions of Parts D3, E3 and F2.
(3) For an airport that does not accept
regular public transport services, as defined in the Disability Standards for
Accessible Public Transport 2002, only clauses H2.8, H2.9, H2.10, H2.11, H2.12
and H2.13 of this Part apply.
(4) Subparagraph A3.3 (a) (i) of the BCA
does not apply to this Part.
H2.2 Accessways
(1) An accessway must comply with
AS 1428.2.
(2) If an accessway branches into 2 or
more parallel tracks:
(a) the ends of each track must be on the main
pedestrian traffic routes; and
(b) the parallel tracks must have equal
convenience and be located as close as practicable to the main pedestrian
branch.
(3) The minimum unobstructed width of an accessway
must be 1.2 m, except that:
(a) the minimum unobstructed width of a moving
walkway forming part of an accessway may be not less than 850 mm; and
(b) the minimum unobstructed width of a doorway
in an accessway may be not less than 850 mm.
(4) Poles, columns, stanchions, bollards and
fixtures must not project into an accessway.
(5) Obstacles that abut an accessway
must have a luminance contrast with a background of not less than 30%.
(6) Manoeuvring areas that allow a 180 degree
wheelchair turn must comply with clause 6.2 of AS 1428.2.
(7) A passing area must be provided at least
every 6 metres along any two‑way accessway that is less than
1 800 mm wide.
(8) Ground and floor surfaces must comply with
clause 9 of AS 1428.2 and AS 1428.1. Supplement 1 provides criteria
for the selection of floor surfaces.
(9) The requirements of subparagraph
D3.3 (c) (ii) do not apply to Class 9b or Class 10 public transport
buildings.
H2.3 Ramps
(1) A ramp forming part of an accessway must
comply with clause 8 of AS 1428.2.
(2) The requirements of paragraph D3.11 (a) do
not apply to Class 9b or Class 10 public transport buildings.
H2.4 Handrails and grabrails
(1) A handrail must comply with clause 10.1 of
AS 1428.2.
(2) Handrails must be placed along an accessway
wherever passengers are likely to require additional support or passive
guidance.
(3) A grabrail must comply with clause 10.2 of
AS 1428.2.
(4) A grabrail or handrail must be provided at
fixed locations where passengers are required to pay fares.
H2.5 Doorways and doors
Doorways and doors must comply with
clause 11 (except clause 11.5.2) of AS 1428.2.
H2.6 Lifts
Lift facilities must comply with
AS 1735.12.
H2.7 Stairways
Stairs must comply with:
(a) clause 9.1 of AS 1428.1, including the
notes; and
(b) clause 9.2 of AS 1428.1; and
(c) clause 13.2, 13.3 and Figures 8 and 9 of
AS 1428.2.
H2.8 Unisex accessible toilet
If toilets are provided, there must be at
least one unisex accessible toilet without an airlock that complies with
AS 1428.1 clause 10, sanitary facilities.
H2.9 Location of accessible toilets
Accessible toilets must be in the
same location as other toilets.
H2.10 Symbols and signs
(1) The international symbols for
accessibility and deafness in accordance with clauses 14.2 and 14.3 of
AS 1428.1 must be used to identify an accessway and which
facilities and boarding points are accessible.
(2) Signs must be placed in accordance with
clause 17.4 of AS 1428.2.
(3) The size of accessibility symbols must
comply with Table 1 of AS 1428.2.
(4) The symbol for accessibility must
incorporate directional arrows and words or, if possible, pictograms, to show
passengers the way to accessible facilities such as toilets.
(5) Signs must comply with clause 17.1 and
Figure 30 of AS 1428.2.
(6) If a sign incorporates raised lettering or
symbols, they must be at least 0.8 mm above the surface of the sign.
(7) If an operator or provider supplements a
notice with braille characters, they must be placed to the left of the raised
characters.
H2.11 Tactile Ground Surface Indicators
Tactile ground surface indicators must be
installed in accordance with AS 1428.4 on an accessway and must
indicate changes of direction in accordance with clause 18.1 of
AS 1428.2.
H2.12 Lighting
Any lighting provided must comply with
minimum levels of maintenance illumination for various situations shown in the
notes to clause 19.1 of AS 1428.2.
H2.13 Hearing augmentation
If a public address system is installed,
it must comply with clause 21.1 of AS 1428.2.
H2.14 Emergency warning systems
(1) If an emergency warning system is
installed, it must comply with clause 18.2.1, 18.2.2 and 18.2.3 of
AS 1428.2.
(2) In the event of an emergency, provision
must be made for people with vision impairment to locate the exit path.
H2.15 Controls
Controls must comply with clause 11 of
AS 1428.1.