Schedule E3.6 Passenger lifts - Disability (Access to Premises — Buildings) Standards 2010 - E3.6 Passenger lifts

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

Table E3.6 (a) Limitations on use of types of passenger lifts

Lift type	Limitations on use
Electric passenger lift	No limitation.
Electrohydraulic passenger lift	No limitation.
Inclined lift	No limitation.
Low-rise platform lift	Must not travel more than 1 m.
Low-rise, low-speed constant pressure lift	Must not:(a) for an enclosed type, travel more than 4 m; or(b) for an unenclosed type, travel more than 2 m; or(c) be used in high traffic public use areas in buildings such as a theatre, cinema, auditorium, transport interchange, shopping complex or the like.
Small-sized, low-speed automatic lift	Must not travel more than 12 m.
Stairway platform lift	Must not:(a) be used to serve a space in a building accommodating more than 100 persons calculated according to clause D1.13 of the BCA; or(b) be used in a high traffic public use area such as a theatre, cinema, auditorium, transport interchange, shopping centre or the like; or(c) be used where it is possible to install another type of passenger lift; or(d) connect more than 2 storeys; or(e) where more than 1 stairway lift is installed, serve more than 2 consecutive storeys; or(f) when in the folded position, encroach on the minimum width of a stairway required by clause D1.6 of the BCA.

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

Feature	Application
Hand rail complying with the provisions for a mandatory handrail in AS 1735.12	All lifts except:(a) a stairway platform lift; and(b) a low-rise platform lift.
Lift floor dimension of not less than 1,400 mm wide x 1,600 mm deep	All lifts which travel more than 12 m.