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a pedestrian entry at the allotment boundary; and
 (b) from another accessible building connected by a pedestrian link; and
 (c) from any required accessible carparking space on the allotment.
 (2) In a building required to be accessible, an accessway must be provided through the principal pedestrian entrance, and:
 (a) through not less than 50% of all pedestrian entrances including the principal pedestrian entrance; and
 (b) in a building with a total floor area more than 500 m2, a pedestrian entrance which is not accessible must not be located more than 50 m from an accessible pedestrian entrance;
except for pedestrian entrances serving only areas exempted by clause D3.4.
 (3) Where a pedestrian entrance required to be accessible has multiple doorways:
 (a) if the pedestrian entrance consists of not more than 3 doorways — not less than one of those doorways must be accessible; and
 (b) if the pedestrian entrance consists of more than 3 doorways — not less than 50% of those doorways must be accessible.
 (4) For the purposes of subclause (3):
 (a) an accessible pedestrian entrance with multiple doorways is considered to be one pedestrian entrance where:
 (i) all doorways serve the same part or parts of the building; and
 (ii) the distance between each doorway is not more than the width of the widest doorway at that pedestrian entrance (see Figure D3.2); and
 (b) a doorway is considered to be the clear, unobstructed opening created by the opening of one or more door leaves (see Figure D3.2).
 (5) Where a doorway on an accessway has multiple leaves, (except an automatic opening door) one of those leaves must have a clear opening width of not less than 850 mm in accordance with AS 1428.1.

Figure D3.2  Doorways and pedestrian entrances for access purposes

D3.3 Parts of buildings to be accessible
  In a building required to be accessible:
 (a) every ramp and stairway, except for ramps and stairways in areas exempted by clause D3.4, must comply with:
 (i) for a ramp, except a fire‑isolated ramp, clause 7 of AS 1428.1; and
 (ii) for a stairway, except a fire‑isolated stairway, clause 8 of AS 1428.1; and
 (iii) for a fire‑isolated stairway, clause 8.1(f) and (g) of AS 1428.1; and
 (b) every passenger lift must comply with clause E3.6; and
 (c) accessways must have:
 (i) passing spaces complying with AS 1428.1 at maximum 20 m intervals on those parts of an accessway where a direct line of sight is not available; and
 (ii) turning spaces complying with AS 1428.1:
 (A) within 2 m of the end of accessways where it is not possible to continue travelling along the accessway; and
 (B) at maximum 20 m intervals along the accessway; and
 (d)