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