What are your responsibilities?
Australian Standards
There is a range Australian Standards*See also for example, NSW Department of Planning guidance for local councils regarding SEPP Seniors Living 2004 — Housing for Seniors or People with a Disability which are technical and prescriptive to consider as well. The BCA references some Australian Standards and others are not mandatory.
Mandatory
- AS1428.1 Design for access and mobility: General requirements for access — New building work.
- AS 1428.2 Enhanced and additional requirements for access — building and facilities (Only in Public Transport buildings).
- AS/NZS 1428.4.1 Means to assist the orientation of people with vision impairment — Tactile ground surface indicators.
- AS 1735.12 Lifts, Escalators and Moving Walkways.
- AS/NZS 2890 Part 6 Parking Facilities.
Optional
- AS 1428.2 Enhanced and additional requirements for access — building and facilities (Non-public transport buildings).
- AS 1428.3 Requirements for children and adolescents with physical disabilities (Obsolescent).
- AS 1428 4.2 Wayfinding (draft).
- AS 1428.5 Communication for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
- AS 3745-2010/Amdt 1-2014 Planning for emergencies in facilities.
