2526GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 5 April 2022

2526 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 5 April 2022 (3) A keeper shall ensure that any items which are likely to cause a fire hazard are not located within bedrooms or dormitories of a lodging house. (4) The keeper of a lodging house which is a recreational campsite or short term hostel, but not a serviced apartment, shall ensure that— (a) materials used in bedrooms and dormitory area comply with AS 1530.2:1993 and AS 1530.3:1999 as follows— (i) drapes, curtains and blinds—a maximum flammability index of 6; (ii) flammable furniture, upholstery and beds— (A) a maximum spread of flame index of 6; and (B) a maximum smoke developed index of 5; and (iii) floor coverings— (A) a maximum spread of flame index of 7; and (B) a maximum smoke developed index of 5; and (b) fire retardant coatings used to make a material comply with these indices shall be— (i) certified by the manufacturer as approved for use with the fabric to achieve the required indices; (ii) certified by the manufacturer to retain its fire retardancy effect after a minimum of five commercial dry cleaning or laundering operations carried out in accordance with AS 2001.5.4:2005; and (iii) certified by the applicator as having been carried out in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications. 10.15 Obstruction of passages and stairways A keeper of a lodging house shall not place or permit to be placed furniture, fittings or other things in such a manner as to form an obstruction to the free passage of lodgers, residents or persons in or occupying the lodging house, either temporarily or permanently, in or on— (a) a stairway, stair landing, fire-escape, window or common passageway; or (b) part of the lodging house in common use or intended or adapted for common use. 10.16 Fitting of locks A person shall not fit, cause or permit to be fitted, to an exit door a lock or other device which prevents the door being opened from within a lodging house. 10.17 Restriction on use of rooms for sleeping (1) Subject to subclause (3) and clause 10.31, a keeper of a lodging house shall not use or permit to be used as a sleeping apartment a room in a lodging house— (a) which contains food; (b) which contains or is fitted with a cooking appliance or kitchen sink; (c) which is used as a kitchen, scullery, store room, dining room, general sitting room, lounge room or for the preparation or storage of food; (d) which is not reasonably accessible without passing through a sleeping or other room in the private occupation of another person; (e) which, except in the case of a short term hostel or a recreational campsite, contains less than five square metres of clear space for each lodger occupying the room; (f) which is not naturally illuminated in accordance with the requirements of the NCC; (g) which is not ventilated in accordance with the requirements of the NCC; (h) in which the lighting or ventilation referred to in paragraphs (f) and (g) is obstructed or is not in good and efficient order; (i) which is not free from internal dampness; (j) of which any part of the floor is below the level of the adjoining ground; or (k) the floor of which is not fitted with an approved carpet or vinyl floor covering or other floor treatment approved by an authorised person. (2) For the purposes of this clause, two children under the age of 10 years shall be counted as one lodger. (3) Subclauses (1)(a), (b) and (c) shall not apply to a serviced apartment. 10.18 Sleeping accommodation, short term hostels and recreational campsites (1) A keeper of a short term hostel or recreational campsite shall provide clear floor space of not less than— (a) 4 square metres per person in each dormitory utilising beds; or (b) 2.5 square metres per person in dormitories utilising bunks. (2) The calculation of floor space in subclause (1) shall exclude the area occupied by any large items of furniture, such as wardrobes, but may include the area occupied by beds. (3) The minimum height of any ceiling in a short term hostel or recreational campsite shall be— (a) 2.4 metres in any dormitory utilising beds; or (b) 2.7 metres in any dormitory utilising bunks.