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Target date — 31 December 2017
Part 4 Target date — 31 December 2022
Part 5 Target date — 31 December 2032

Notes

Part 1 Preliminary

Division 1.1 Purpose and application of Standards

1.1 Name of Standards [see Note 1]

  These Standards are the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002.

Note   These Standards take effect as provided by subsections 31 (3) and (4) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992.

1.2 Purpose of Standards

 (1) The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 seeks to eliminate discrimination, 'as far as possible', against people with disabilities. Public transport is a service covered by the Disability Discrimination Act 1992.

 (2) The purpose of these Standards is to enable public transport operators and providers to remove discrimination from public transport services.

1.3 Acknowledgment of rights of passengers, operators and providers

  In prescribing how public transport is to be made accessible, these Standards acknowledge certain rights of passengers, operators and providers, as well as imposing some responsibilities.

1.4 Application of Standards

 (1) These Standards apply to the widest possible range of people with disabilities as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act 1992.

 (2) These Standards apply to all operators and the conveyances they use to provide public transport services. They also apply to providers and supporting premises and infrastructure.

1.5 Guidelines

  These Standards are accompanied by Guidelines. Passengers, operators and providers need to consult the Guidelines when interpreting these Standards.

1.6 Incorporation of Australian Standards, Australian/New Zealand Standards and Australian Design Rules

  These Standards:
 (a) prescribe certain sections of Australian Standard 1428.1 (Design for access and mobility. Part 1: General requirements for access — New building work, 2001) for transport premises, infrastructure and conveyances; and
 (b) prescribe some of the additional requirements of Australian Standard 1428.1 Supplement 1 (Design for access and mobility. Part 1: General requirements for access — Buildings — Commentary, (Supplement to AS 1428.1 — 1993), 1993) for transport premises, infrastructure and conveyances; and
 (c) prescribe some of the additional requirements of Australian Standard 1428.2 (Design for access and mobility. Part 2: Enhanced and additional requirements — Buildings and facilities, 1992) for transport premises, infrastructure and conveyances; and
 (d) prescribe some of the additional requirements of Australian Standard 1428.4 (Design for access and mobility. Part 4: Tactile ground surface indicators for the orientation of people with vision impairment, 1992) for transport premises, infrastructure and conveyances; and
 (e) prescribe some of the additional requirements of Australian Standard 1735.12 (Lifts, escalators and moving walks. Part 12: Facilities for persons with disabilities, 1999), as amended by Amendment No. 1 to AS 1735.12 — 1999, for transport premises, infrastructure and conveyances; and
 (f) prescribe some of the additional requirements of Australian Standard 2899.1 (Public information symbol signs. Part