Disability (Access to Premises — Buildings) Standards 2010

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 2019.

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.

drainage means any sanitary drainage, liquid trade waste drainage or stormwater drainage system.

early childhood centre means any premises, or part thereof, providing or intending to provide a centre-based education and care service within the meaning of the Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010 (Vic), the Education and Care Services National Regulations (NSW) and centre-based services that are licensed or approved under State and Territory children’s services law, but excludes education and care primarily provided to school aged children in outside school hours settings.

Note: In 2020, the Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010 (Vic) could be accessed from www.legislation.vic.gov.au and the Education and Care Services National Regulations (NSW) could be accessed from www.legislation.nsw.gov.au.

electric passenger lift means a power-operated lift for raising or lowering people in a car in which the motion of the car is obtained from an electric motor mechanically coupled to the hoisting mechanism.

electrohydraulic passenger lift means a power-operated lift for raising or lowering people in a car in which the motion of the car is obtained from the action of liquid under pressure acting on a piston or ram, the pressure being generated by a pump driven by an individual electric motor.

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.

fire safety system means one or any combination of the methods used in a building to:

(a) warn people of an emergency; or

(b) provide for safe evacuation; or

(c) restrict the spread of fire; or

(d) extinguish a fire;

and includes both active and passive systems.

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.

heated water means water that has been intentionally heated. It is normally referred to as hot water or warm water.

inclined lift means a power-operated device for raising or lowering people within a carriage that has one or more rigid guides on an inclined plane.

luminance contrast means the light reflected from one surface or component, compared to the light reflected from another surface or component.

low-rise, low-speed constant pressure lift means a power-operated low-rise, low-speed device for raising or lowering people with limited mobility on a carriage that is controlled by the application of constant pressure to a control.

low-rise platform lift means a power-operated device for raising or lowering people with limited mobility on a platform, that is controlled automatically or by the application of constant pressure to a control.

mezzanine means an intermediate floor within a room.

NCC means the National Construction Code 2019.

Note: In 2020, the National Construction Code 2019 could be accessed from www.ncc.abcb.gov.au.

performance requirement means a requirement which states the level of performance which a Performance Solution or Deemed-to-Satisfy Solution must meet.

private bushfire shelter means a structure associated with, but not attached to, or part of a Class 1a dwelling that may, as a last resort, provide shelter for occupants from immediate life threatening effects of a bushfire.

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.

small-sized, low-speed automatic lift means a restricted use power-operated device for the infrequent raising or lowering of people with limited mobility on a platform that is controlled automatically but has the capability of being electrically isolated by a key-lockable control.

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 building, which includes sleeping facilities and any area for the exclusive use of a resident.

stairway platform lift means a power-operated device for raising or lowering people with limited mobility on a platform (with or without a chair) in the direction of a stairway.

storey has the same meaning as in the BCA.

swimming pool means any excavation or structure containing water and principally used, or that is designed, manufactured or adapted to be principally used 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

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; or

(c) Class 10c—a private bushfire shelter.

Part D Access and egress—Performance Requirements

DP1 Access for people with a disability

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 Exits

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 Paths of travel to exits

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 a Class 1b or Class 10 building, or the internal parts of a sole‑occupancy unit in a Class 3 building.

DP7 Evacuation lifts

Where a lift is intended to be used in addition to the required exits to assist occupants to evacuate a building safely, the type, number, location and fire-isolation must be appropriate to:

(a) the travel distance to the lift; and

(b) the number, mobility and other characteristics of occupants; and

(c) the function or use of the building; and

(d) the number of storeys connected by the lift; and

(e) the fire safety system installed in the building; and

(f) the waiting time, travel time and capacity of the lift; and

(g) the reliability and availability of the lift; and

(h) the emergency procedures for the building.

DP8 Carparking for people with a disability

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 Communication systems for people with hearing impairment

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

(1) 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.

(2) Performance Requirement DP7 must be complied with if lifts are to be used to assist occupants to evacuate a building.

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

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td style="width:37.52%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#e0e0e0"><p class="TableColHead"><span>Class of building</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#e0e0e0"><p class="TableColHead"><span>Access requirements</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height:3.5pt"><td colspan="2" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f3f3f3"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-weight:bold">Class 1b </span><span style="font-size:7.33pt; font-weight:bold; vertical-align:super">(1)</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:4pt"><td style="width:37.52%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:8.19pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Dwellings located on one allotment </span><span style="font-size:7.33pt; vertical-align:super">(2)</span><span> and used for short</span><span>‑</span><span>term holiday accommodation consisting of:</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="TableText"><span>To and within:</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.52%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:25.92pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(i)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>4 to 10 dwellings</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>1 dwelling</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.52%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:22.86pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(ii)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>11 to 40 dwellings</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>2 dwellings</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.52%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:19.81pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(iii)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>41 to 60 dwellings</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>3 dwellings</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.52%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:20.42pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(iv)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>61 to 80 dwellings</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>4 dwellings</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.52%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:23.47pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(v)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>81 to 100 dwellings</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>5 dwellings</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.52%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:20.42pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(iv)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>more than 100 dwellings</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>5 dwellings plus one additional dwelling for each additional 30 dwellings or part thereof in excess of 100</span><span> </span><span>dwellings</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.52%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:7.57pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>A boarding house, bed and breakfast, guest house, hostel or the like, other than those described in (a)</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>To and within:</span></p><p class="TableText"><span>1 bedroom and associated sanitary facilities; and</span></p><p class="TableText"><span>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, </span><span style="font-style:italic">swimming pool</span><span>, laundry, games room, eating area, or the like; and</span></p><p class="TableText"><span>rooms or spaces for use in common by all residents on a floor to which access by way of a ramp complying with AS</span><span> </span><span>1428.1 or a passenger lift is provided</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Note" style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:0pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:super">(1) </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Refer to the definition of “specified Class 1b building” in subsection 1.4</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">(1) for information on Class 1b buildings to which the Standards apply.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Note" style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:0pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:super">(2)</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> A community or strata</span><span style="font-size:10pt">‑</span><span style="font-size:10pt">type subdivision or development is considered to be on a single allotment.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:3.5pt"><td colspan="2" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f3f3f3"><p class="TableText" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Class 2</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:4pt"><td style="width:37.52%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>Common areas in buildings where one or more </span><span style="font-style:italic">sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy units</span><span> are made available for short</span><span>‑</span><span>term rent</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="TableText"><span>From a pedestrian entrance </span><span style="font-style:italic">required</span><span> to be accessible to at least one floor containing </span><span style="font-style:italic">sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy units</span><span> and to the entrance doorway of each </span><span style="font-style:italic">sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy unit</span><span> located on that level.</span></p><p class="TableText"><span>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, </span><span style="font-style:italic">swimming pool</span><span>, common laundry, games room, individual shop, eating area, or the like.</span></p><p class="TableText"><span>Where a ramp complying with AS</span><span> </span><span>1428.1 or a passenger lift is installed</span><span>‑</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:8.19pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>to the entrance doorway of each sole</span><span>‑</span><span>occupancy unit; and</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:7.57pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>to and within rooms or spaces for use in common by the residents,</span></p><p class="TableText"><span>located on the levels served by the lift or ramp.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:3.5pt"><td colspan="2" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f3f3f3"><p class="TableText" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Class 3</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:4pt"><td style="width:37.52%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext1"><span style="font-size:11pt">Common areas</span></p><p class="Tabletext1"><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></p><p class="TableText"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>From a pedestrian entrance </span><span style="font-style:italic">required</span><span> to be </span><span style="font-style:italic">accessible</span><span> to at least one floor containing </span><span style="font-style:italic">sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy units</span><span> and to the entrance doorway of each </span><span style="font-style:italic">sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy unit</span><span> located on that level.</span></p><p class="TableText"><span>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, </span><span style="font-style:italic">swimming pool</span><span>, common laundry, games room, TV room, individual shop, dining room, public viewing area, ticket purchasing service, lunchroom, lounge room, or the like.</span></p><p class="TableText"><span>Where a ramp complying with AS</span><span> </span><span>1428.1 or a passenger lift is installed:</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:8.19pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>to the entrance doorway of each </span><span style="font-style:italic">sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy unit</span><span>; and</span></p><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:7.57pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>to and within rooms or spaces for use in common by the residents;</span></p><p class="TableText"><span>located on the levels served by the lift or ramp.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:4pt"><td style="width:37.52%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext1"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-style:italic"></span></p><p class="Tabletext1"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-style:italic"></span></p><p class="Tabletext1"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-style:italic">Sole</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-style:italic">occupancy units</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:4pt"><td style="width:37.52%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>If the building or group of buildings contain:</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="TableText"><span>To and within:</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:4pt"><td style="width:37.52%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>1 to 10 </span><span style="font-style:italic">sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy units</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>1 </span><span style="font-style:italic">accessible sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy unit.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:4pt"><td style="width:37.52%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>11 to 40 </span><span style="font-style:italic">sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy units</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>2 </span><span style="font-style:italic">accessible sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy units.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:4pt"><td style="width:37.52%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>41 to 60 </span><span style="font-style:italic">sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy units</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>3 </span><span style="font-style:italic">accessible sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy units.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:4pt"><td style="width:37.52%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>61 to 80 </span><span style="font-style:italic">sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy units</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>4 </span><span style="font-style:italic">accessible sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy units.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:4pt"><td style="width:37.52%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>81 to 100 </span><span style="font-style:italic">sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy units</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>5 </span><span style="font-style:italic">accessible sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy units.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:4pt"><td style="width:37.52%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>101 to 200 </span><span style="font-style:italic">sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy units</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>5 </span><span style="font-style:italic">accessible sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy units </span><span>plus</span><span style="font-style:italic"> </span><span>1 additional </span><span style="font-style:italic">accessible</span><span> </span><span style="font-style:italic">sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy unit</span><span> for every 25 units or part thereof in excess of 100.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:4pt"><td style="width:37.52%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>201 to 500 </span><span style="font-style:italic">sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy units</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>9 </span><span style="font-style:italic">accessible sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy units </span><span>plus 1 additional </span><span style="font-style:italic">accessible sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy unit</span><span> for every 30 units or part thereof in excess of 200.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:4pt"><td style="width:37.52%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>more than 500 </span><span style="font-style:italic">sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy units</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>19 </span><span style="font-style:italic">accessible sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy units </span><span>plus 1 additional </span><span style="font-style:italic">accessible sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy unit</span><span> for every 50 units or part thereof in excess of 500.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:4pt"><td style="width:37.52%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext1"><span style="font-size:11pt">Not more than 2</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-style:italic"> required accessible sole</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-style:italic">occupancy uni</span><span style="font-style:italic">ts</span><span> </span><span style="font-size:11pt">may be located adjacent to each other.</span></p><p class="TableText"><span>Where more than 2 </span><span style="font-style:italic">accessible</span><span> </span><span style="font-style:italic">sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy units</span><span> are </span><span style="font-style:italic">required</span><span>, they must be representative of the range of rooms available.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:3.5pt"><td style="width:37.52%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f3f3f3"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-weight:bold">Class 5</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>To and within all areas normally used by the occupants</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.52%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f3f3f3"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-weight:bold">Class 6</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>To and within all areas normally used by the occupants</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.52%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f3f3f3"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-weight:bold">Class 7a</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>To and within any level containing </span><span style="font-style:italic">accessible</span><span> carparking spaces</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.52%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f3f3f3"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-weight:bold">Class 7b</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>To and within all areas normally used by the occupants</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.52%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f3f3f3"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-weight:bold">Class 8</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>To and within all areas normally used by the occupants</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.52%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f3f3f3"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-weight:bold">Class 9a</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>To and within all areas normally used by the occupants</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:3.5pt"><td colspan="2" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f3f3f3"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-weight:bold">Class 9b</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:24pt"><td style="width:37.52%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-style:italic">Schools</span><span> and </span><span style="font-style:italic">early childhood centres</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>To and within all areas normally used by the occupants</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.52%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>An </span><span style="font-style:italic">assembly building</span><span> not being a </span><span style="font-style:italic">school</span><span> or an </span><span style="font-style:italic">early childhood centre</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>To wheelchair seating spaces provided in accordance with clause D3.9</span></p><p class="TableText"><span>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</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f3f3f3"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-weight:bold">Class 9c</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.52%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>Common areas</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>From a pedestrian entrance </span><span style="font-style:italic">required</span><span> to be </span><span style="font-style:italic">accessible </span><span>to at least one floor containing </span><span style="font-style:italic">sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy units</span><span> and to the entrance doorway of each </span><span style="font-style:italic">sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy unit</span><span> located on that level</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.52%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>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, </span><span style="font-style:italic">swimming pool</span><span>, common laundry, games room, TV room, individual shop, dining room, public viewing area, ticket purchasing service, lunchroom, lounge room, or the like</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.52%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>Where a ramp complying with AS</span><span> </span><span>1428.1 or a passenger lift is installed:</span></p><p class="TableP1a"><span style="width:8.19pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>to the entrance doorway of each </span><span style="font-style:italic">sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy unit</span><span>; and</span></p><p class="TableP1a"><span style="width:7.57pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>to and within rooms or spaces for use in common by the residents;</span></p><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:0pt"><span>located on the levels served by the lift or ramp</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.52%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt; page-break-after:avoid"><span style="width:0pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>Sole</span><span>‑</span><span>occupancy units</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>Where more than 2 </span><span style="font-style:italic">accessible</span><span> </span><span style="font-style:italic">sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy units</span><span> are </span><span style="font-style:italic">required</span><span>, they must be representative of the range of rooms available.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.52%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>If the building or group of buildings contain:</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="TableText" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>To and within:</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.52%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>1 to 10 sole</span><span>‑</span><span>occupancy units</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="TableText" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>1 accessible sole</span><span>‑</span><span>occupancy unit</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.52%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>11 to 40 sole</span><span>‑</span><span>occupancy units</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="TableText"><span>2 accessible sole</span><span>‑</span><span>occupancy units</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.52%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>41 to 60 sole</span><span>‑</span><span>occupancy units</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="TableText"><span>3 accessible sole</span><span>‑</span><span>occupancy units</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.52%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>61 to 80 sole</span><span>‑</span><span>occupancy units</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="TableText"><span>4 accessible sole</span><span>‑</span><span>occupancy units</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.52%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>81 to 100 sole</span><span>‑</span><span>occupancy units</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="TableText"><span>5 accessible sole</span><span>‑</span><span>occupancy units</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.52%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>101 to 200 sole</span><span>‑</span><span>occupancy units</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="TableText"><span>5 </span><span style="font-style:italic">accessible sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy units</span><span> plus 1 additional </span><span style="font-style:italic">accessible</span><span> </span><span style="font-style:italic">sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy unit</span><span> for every 25 units or part thereof in excess of 100</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.52%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>201 to 500 sole</span><span>‑</span><span>occupancy units</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="TableText"><span>9 </span><span style="font-style:italic">accessible sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy units</span><span> plus 1 additional </span><span style="font-style:italic">accessible sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy unit</span><span> for every 30 units or part thereof in excess of 200</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.52%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>more than 500 sole</span><span>‑</span><span>occupancy units</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="TableText"><span>19 </span><span style="font-style:italic">accessible sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy units</span><span> plus 1 additional </span><span style="font-style:italic">accessible sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy unit</span><span> for every 50 units or part thereof in excess of 500</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.52%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f3f3f3"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-weight:bold">Class 10a</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f3f3f3"><p class="TableP1a"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.52%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>Non</span><span>‑</span><span>habitable building located in an </span><span style="font-style:italic">accessible</span><span> area intended for use by the public and containing a sanitary facility, change room facility or shelter</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>To and within:</span></p><p class="TableP1a"><span style="width:8.19pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>an </span><span style="font-style:italic">accessible</span><span> sanitary facility; and</span></p><p class="TableP1a"><span style="width:7.57pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>a change room facility; and</span></p><p class="TableP1a"><span style="width:8.19pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(c)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>a public shelter or the like</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:3.5pt"><td style="width:37.52%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f3f3f3"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-weight:bold">Class 10b</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f3f3f3"><p class="TableText"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.52%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>Swimming pool</span></p></td><td style="width:62.48%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>To and into </span><span style="font-style:italic">swimming pools</span><span> with a total perimeter greater than 40m, associated with a Class 1b, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 building that is </span><span style="font-style:italic">required</span><span> to be </span><span style="font-style:italic">accessible</span><span>, but not </span><span style="font-style:italic">swimming pools</span><span> for the exclusive use of occupants of a 1b building or a </span><span style="font-style:italic">sole</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">occupancy unit</span><span> in a Class 2 or Class 3 building</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>

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.

Figure D3.2 Doorways and pedestrian entrances for access purposes

A diagram of an accessible pedestrian entrance with multiple doorways as outlined in subclause D3.2(4).

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 7 of AS 1428.1; and

(ii) for a stairway, except a fire‑isolated stairway, clause 8 of AS 1428.1; and

(iii) for a fire‑isolated stairway, clause 8.1(f) and (g) of AS 1428.1; and

(b) every passenger lift must comply with clause E3.6; and

(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; and

(d) an intersection of accessways satisfies the spatial requirements for a passing and turning space; and

(e) a passing space may serve as a turning space; and

(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.

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 identified with signage 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

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#e0e0e0"><p class="TableColHead"><span>Class of building to which the Class 7a building or carparking area is associated</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#e0e0e0"><p class="TableColHead"><span>Number of accessible carparking spaces required</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f3f3f3"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-weight:bold">Class 1b and 3</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:8.19pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Boarding house, guest house, hostel, lodging house, backpackers accommodation, or the residential part of a hotel or motel.</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>To be calculated by multiplying the total number of carparking spaces by the percentage of:</span></p><p class="TableP1a"><span style="width:8.19pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>accessible sole</span><span>‑</span><span>occupancy units to the total number of sole</span><span>‑</span><span>occupancy units; or</span></p><p class="TableP1a"><span style="width:7.57pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-style:italic">accessible</span><span> bedrooms to the total number of bedrooms; and</span></p><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:0pt"><span>the calculated number is to be taken to the next whole figure.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:7.57pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Residential part of a </span><span style="font-style:italic">school</span><span>, accommodation for the aged, disabled or children, residential part of a </span><span style="font-style:italic">health care building</span><span> which accommodates members of staff or the residential part of a detention centre.</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>1 space for every 100 carparking spaces or part thereof.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f3f3f3"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-weight:bold">Class 5, 7, 8 and 9c</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>1 space for every 100 carparking spaces or part thereof.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f3f3f3"><p class="TableText" style="page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Class 6</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:8.19pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Up to 1</span><span> </span><span>000 carparking spaces; and</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>1 space for every 50 carparking spaces or part thereof.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:7.57pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>for each additional 100 carparking spaces or part thereof in excess of 1</span><span> </span><span>000 carparking spaces.</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>1 space.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f3f3f3"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-weight:bold">Class 9a</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:8.19pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Hospital (non</span><span>‑</span><span>outpatient area)</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>1 space for every 100 carparking spaces or part thereof.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:7.57pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Hospital (outpatient area):</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:25.92pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(i)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>up to 1</span><span> </span><span>000 carparking spaces; and</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>1 space for every 50 carparking spaces or part thereof.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:22.86pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(ii)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>for each additional 100 carparking spaces or part thereof in excess of 1</span><span> </span><span>000 carparking spaces.</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>1 space.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:8.19pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(c)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Nursing home</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>1 space for every 100 carparking spaces or part thereof.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:7.57pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(d)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Clinic or day surgery not forming part of a hospital</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>1 space for every 50 carparking spaces or part thereof.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f3f3f3"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-weight:bold">Class 9b</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:8.19pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>School</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>1 space for every 100 carparking spaces or part thereof.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:7.57pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Other assembly buildings:</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:25.92pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(i)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>up to 1</span><span> </span><span>000 carparking spaces; and</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>1 space for every 50 carparking spaces or part thereof.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:22.86pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(ii)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>for each additional 100 carparking spaces or part thereof in excess of 1</span><span> </span><span>000 carparking spaces.</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>1 space.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>

D3.6 Signage

In a building required to be accessible:

(a) braille and tactile signage complying with Part D4 must:

(i) incorporate the international symbol of access or deafness, as appropriate, in accordance with AS 1428.1 and identify each:

(A) sanitary facility, except a sanitary facility associated with a bedroom in a Class 1b building or a sole-occupancy unit in a Class 3 or Class 9c building; and
(B) space with a hearing augmentation system; and

(ii) identify each door required by Part E4.5 of the BCA to be provided with an exit sign and state:

(A) “Exit”; and
(B) “Level”; and

any of the following:

(C) the floor level number;
(D) a floor level descriptor;
(E) a combination of (C) and (D); 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; and

(g) in a building subject to clause F2.9, directional signage complying with Part D4 must be provided at the location of each:

(i) bank of sanitary facilities; and

(ii) accessible unisex sanitary facility, other than one that incorporates an accessible adult change facility;

to direct a person to the location of the nearest accessible adult change facility within that building.

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 building need not comply with paragraphs (1) (a) and (d) if handrails incorporating a raised dome button in accordance with AS/NZS 1428.4.1 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.

Table D3.9 Number of wheelchair seating spaces in Class 9b assembly buildings

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 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, 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) Title case must be used for all tactile characters, and:

(a) upper case tactile characters must have a height of not less than 15 mm and not more than 55 mm, except that the upper case tactile characters on a sign identifying a door required by Part E4.5 of the BCA to be provided with an exit sign must have a height of not less than 20 mm and not more than 55 mm; and

(b) lower case tactile characters must have a minimum 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 swimming pool surround space for sling lift in the transfer position

Figure D5.7A—Plan view

A diagram showing  the location of a sling lift next to a swimming pool and the required clear space area parallel with the swimming pool's edge as outline in clause D5.5.

Figure D5.7B—Sectional elevation

A diagram showing the position of a sling lift next to a swimming pool as outline in clause D5.5.

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 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

Table E3.6 (b) Application of features to passenger lifts

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

Table F2.4 (b) Accessible unisex showers

F2.9 Accessible adult change facilities

(1) Accessible adult change facilities required by subclause (2):

(a) must be constructed in accordance with Part F3; and

(b) cannot be combined with another sanitary compartment.

(2) One unisex accessible adult change facility must be provided in an accessible part of a:

(a) Class 6 building that is a shopping centre having a design occupancy of not less than 3,500 people, calculated on the basis of the floor area and containing a minimum of 2 sole-occupancy units; and

(b) Class 9b sports venue or the like that:

(i) has a design occupancy of not less than 35,000 spectators; or

(ii) contains a swimming pool that has a perimeter of not less than 70 m and that is required by Table D3.1 to be accessible; and

(c) museum, art gallery or the like having a design occupancy of not less than 1,500 patrons; and

(d) theatre or the like having a design occupancy of not less than 1,500 patrons; and

(e) passenger use area of an airport terminal building within an airport that accepts domestic and/or international flights that are public transport services as defined in the Transport Standards.

(3) For the purposes of subclause (2), design occupancy must be calculated in accordance with clause D1.13 of the BCA, but excluding any area that:

(a) can only be accessed by staff, employees, contractors, maintenance personnel and the like; or

(b) is subject to an exemption under clause D3.4.

Part F3 Accessible adult change facilities

F3.1 Scope

This Part contains the requirements for accessible adult change facilities.

F3.2 General requirements

(1) Each accessible adult change facility must:

(a) be constructed so that all required equipment and fixtures are contained within the same room; and

(b) if it is a unisex facility, be located such that it can be entered without crossing an area reserved for one sex only.

(2) In each accessible adult change facility, the following must be provided:

(a) a hoist complying with clause F3.3;

(b) a toilet pan, seat, backrest and grabrails complying with clause F3.4;

(c) a washbasin and tap complying with clause F3.5;

(d) fixtures and fittings as specified in clause F3.6;

(e) a change table complying with clause F3.7;

(f) changing rails complying with clause F3.8;

(g) an automated sliding entrance door complying with clause F3.9;

(h) signage complying with clause F3.10;

(i) operating instructions for the hoist and change table in accordance with clause F3.11;

(j) circulation spaces complying with Figure F3.2.

Figure F3.2 Required circulation spaces

Figure F3.2A—Turning space, each side of the pan and in front of the pan A diagram showing the turning space needed in an accessible adult change facility near a toilet pan as outlined in subclause F3.2(2) and the notes to Figures F3.2A, F3.2B and F3.2C. Figure F3.2B—Turning space and circulation space for a washbasin A diagram showing the turning space needed in an accessible adult change facility near a washbasin as outlined in subclause F3.2(2) and the notes to Figures F3.2A, F3.2B and F3.2C. Figure F3.2C—Turning space and circulation space for changing rails A diagram showing the turning space needed in an accessible adult change facility near the changing rails as outlined in subclause F3.2(2) and the notes to Figures F3.2A, F3.2B and F3.2C.

Notes to Figures F3.2A, F3.2B and F3.2C:

(a) The Roman numerals shown in Figures F3.2A, F3.2B, and F3.2C indicate the following required circulation spaces:

(i) turning space—a full circle of 1,125 mm radius;

(ii) each side of the pan—900 mm (measured from each edge of the pan);

(iii) in front of the pan—2,350 mm (measured from the wall behind the pan, and therefore includes the pan itself);

(iv) for a washbasin—the width of the basin (450 mm) increasing to a width of 1,350 mm measured at a distance of 750 mm out from the wall against which the washbasin is mounted then continuing at that width for a further 800 mm (to a total of 1,550 mm out from the wall);

(v) for changing rails—the width of the rails increased to a width of 1,350 mm at a distance of 750 mm out from the wall to which the rails are fixed then continuing at that width for a further 800 mm (to a total of 1,550 mm out from the wall).

(b) All required circulation spaces must extend for a minimum height of 2,000 mm above finished floor level.

(c) Required circulation spaces may be overlapped.

(d) The floor surface must have a slip resistance classification of not less than R10 or P3 when tested in accordance with AS 4586.

F3.3 Hoist

The hoist must:

(a) provide a constant charge in-line room coverage hoist system (also known as an “XY” system or gantry) including 2 parallel fixed rails and a moving traverse rail; and

(b) provide coverage over the entire room; and

(c) have a maximum safe working load of not less than 180 kg; and

(d) be capable of sustaining a static load of not less than 1.5 times the rated load; and

(e) have a minimum lifting height of 2,100 mm.

F3.4 Toilet pan, seat, backrest and grabrails

(1) The toilet pan must be of the centrally located (“peninsula-type”) design.
(2) The toilet pan must be installed so that:

(a) the front edge of the pan is 800 mm (±10 mm) from the rear wall; and

(b) the top of the seat is between 460 mm and 480 mm above finished floor level; and

(c) there is a minimum clearance of 900 mm, measured horizontally, between each side of the pan and any adjacent wall or privacy screen.

(3) The toilet seat must:

(a) be of the full-round type (not open-fronted) with minimal contours to the top surface; and

(b) be securely fixed in position when in use; and

(c) have seat fixings that provide lateral stability to the seat when the seat is in use; and

(d) be load-rated to 150 kg; and

(e) have a minimum luminance contrast of 30% against the pan, wall and floor; and

(f) remain in the fully upright position when raised.

(4) Hand-operated flushing controls must:

(a) be located on the centreline of the toilet, at a height of:

(i) not less than 600 mm; and

(ii) not more than 1,100 mm;

above finished floor level; and

(b) not be located within the area required for any grabrails or backrest; and

(c) have the button mounted so that it is proud of the wall surface, and activates the flushing operation before the button becomes level with the surrounding surface.

(5) An automatically activated flushing system need not comply with the requirements of subclause F3.4(4).
(6) The backrest must:

(a) be capable of withstanding a force, in any direction, of not less than 1,100 N; and

(b) have a minimum height, between the lower edge of the backrest and the top of the seat, of between 120 mm and 150 mm; and

(c) have a vertical height, between the upper and lower edges of the backrest, of between 150 mm and 200 mm; and

(d) have a width of between 350 mm and 400 mm; and

(e) be positioned such that the face of the backrest achieves an angle of between 95° and 100° back from the seat, when the seat is in use.

(7) Grabrails must be installed adjacent to each side of the pan and must be:

(a) of the drop-down type; and

(b) located such that:

(i) the top of each rail is between 800 mm and 810 mm above finished floor level; and

(ii) the rails are between 750 mm and 770 mm apart, measured centre-to-centre, and equidistant to the centreline of the pan; and

(c) at least 850 mm long; and

(d) with a diameter of between 30 mm and 40 mm; and

(e) securely fixed to withstand a force, in any direction, of not less than 1,100 N; and

(f) provided with a toilet paper dispenser on one side; and

(g) capable of being lifted up or swung away when not in use, so as to allow unimpeded access to the toilet pan.

F3.5 Washbasin and tap

(1) The washbasin must be installed so that the rim of the basin is between 800 mm and 830 mm above finished floor level.
(2) Exposed heated water supply pipes must be insulated or located so as not to pose a hazard.
(3) Water supply or sanitary drainage pipes must not encroach on the space under the basin.
(4) The washbasin must have an integrated shelf not less than 300 mm long.
(5) Water taps must have a single lever flick-mixer handle or a sensor plate or the like.
(6) Where lever handles are provided, they must be installed with a clear space of not less than 50 mm between the tap and any adjacent surface.
(7) Heated water must be provided and temperature controlled in accordance with Part B2 of NCC Volume Three.

Note: In 2020, NCC Volume Three could be accessed from www.abcb.gov.au.

F3.6 Fixtures and fittings

Mirrors (1) A vertical mirror must be provided at the washbasin, with a reflective surface that:

(a) is not less than 600 mm wide; and

(b) has its bottom edge not more than 900 mm above finished floor level; and

(c) has its top edge not less than 1,850 mm above finished floor level.

(2) If a second vertical mirror is provided in the facility, it must have a reflective surface that:

(a) is not less than 600 mm wide; and

(b) has its bottom edge not less than 600 mm above finished floor level; and

(c) has its top edge not less than 1,850 mm above finished floor level.

Towel dispensers, hand dryers, soap dispensers and the like (3) Towel dispensers, hand dryers, soap dispensers and the like must be operable using one hand, and must be installed with their output or operative components:

(a) between 900 mm and 1,100 mm above finished floor level; and

(b) not less than 500 mm from any internal corner.

(4) A soap dispenser must be installed above the integrated shelf required by subclause F3.5(4).

Clothing hook (5) A clothing hook must be installed so that it is located:

(a) at a height of between 1,200 mm and 1,350 mm above finished floor level; and

(b) adjacent to the washbasin; and

(c) not less than 500 mm from any internal corner.

Sling hook (6) A sling hook with a minimum projection of 50 mm from the wall must be installed beside the change table at a height of 1,500 mm above finished floor level.

Note: The purpose of the sling hook is to store the sling when it is not in use.

Disposal bins (7) A sanitary disposal bin must be provided in the corner adjacent to the toilet pan. (8) An incontinence pad disposal bin must be provided in the corner adjacent to the change table.

F3.7 Change table

(1) The change table must be:

(a) permanently installed, with one of the long edges up against a wall and with a retractable safety rail on the opposite side; and

(b) motorised for the purposes of height adjustment; and

(c) height adjustable between 450 mm and 900 mm above finished floor level; and

(d) not less than 700 mm wide; and

(e) not less than 1,800 mm long.

(2) The change table must have a maximum safe working load of not less than 180 kg, including when raising or lowering the table.
(3) The change table must not encroach on any required circulation space.
(4) A dispenser for sanitary wipes must be provided.
(5) A shelf not less than 400 mm long and 150 mm wide must be provided.

F3.8 Changing rails

Changing rails must be installed as two horizontal and parallel rails fixed to a wall, not less than 800 mm long, each with a diameter between 30 mm and 40 mm, and

(a) the lower rail must be installed between 800 mm and 810 mm above finished floor level; and

(b) the upper rail must be installed between 1,000 mm and 1,010 mm above finished floor level; and

(c) the rails must be able to withstand a force of not less than 1,100 N in any direction.

F3.9 Door and door controls

The entrance door and associated door controls must be automated and must comply with the following:

(a) the threshold must incorporate a smooth transition without a step or lip;

(b) the minimum clear opening width must be:

(i) 1,100 mm in locations where beach wheelchairs are likely to be used; or

(ii) 950 mm in all other locations;

(c) the doorway must achieve a luminance contrast of at least 30% between:

(i) the door leaf and door jamb; or

(ii) the door leaf and adjacent wall; or

(iii) the architraves (where used) and adjacent wall; or

(iv) the door leaf and architrave (where used); or

(v) the door jamb and adjacent wall;

(d) the operation of the door must be calibrated such that:

(i) it has a gentle opening and closing movement; and

(ii) there is sufficient dwell time for a user to safely travel through the doorway;

(e) the door must be fitted with a fail-safe opening mechanism that opens the door if an obstruction is detected during its closing movement;

(f) door controls must be located internally and externally:

(i) between 900 mm and 1,200 mm above finished floor level; and

(ii) not less than 500 mm from any internal corner;

(g) door control buttons must:

(i) have a minimum diameter of 25 mm; and

(ii) be proud of the surrounding surface; and

(iii) activate the door operation before the button becomes level with the surrounding surface; and

(iv) be of a contrasting colour to the surrounding plate;

(h) the surrounding plates of both internal and external door controls must include the words “Push to Open”;

(i) the following indicator lights must be provided:

(i) “Occupied” and “Vacant” on the external plate;

(ii) “Locked” and “Unlocked” on the internal plate;

(j) braille and tactile signage complying with Part D4 must identify the door controls.

F3.10 Signage

(1) External signage must incorporate:

(a) the symbol shown in Figure F3.10.1; and

(b) the words “Accessible Adult Change Facility”.

(2) The symbol required by paragraph F3.10(1)(a) must have a blue (B21, ultramarine) background with the hoist and table elements shown in white.
(3) Signage must be braille and tactile signage complying with Part D4.

Figure F3.10.1 Symbol

![The symbol that must be incorporated in the external signage required for an accessible adult change facility. The symbol is a blue square background with a white stylistic table and hoist as outlined in clause F3.10.](image.008.png)

F3.11 Operating instructions

Signage provided within the facility must include the following information for the hoist and change table:

(a) operating instructions; and

(b) safe working load limits.

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.