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Disability (Access to Premises — Buildings) Standards 2010
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Disability (Access to Premises — Buildings) Standards 2010
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(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.