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for Buildings
Part A1 Interpretation
Part A2 Adoption of Standards etc
Part A3 Access Code — documents adopted by reference
Part A4 Building classifications
Part D Access and egress—Performance Requirements
Part D3 Access for people with a disability
Part D4 Braille and tactile signs
Part D5 Accessible water entry/exit for swimming pools
Part E3 Lift installations
Part F2 Sanitary and other facilities
Part F3 Accessible adult change facilities
Part H2 Public transport buildings
Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history

Part 1 Preliminary

1.1 Name of Standards
  These Standards are the Disability (Access to Premises — Buildings) Standards 2010.
1.3 Objects
  The objects of these Standards are:
 (a) to ensure that dignified, equitable, cost‑effective and reasonably achievable access to buildings, and facilities and services within buildings, is provided for people with a disability; and
 (b) to give certainty to building certifiers, building developers and building managers that, if access to buildings is provided in accordance with these Standards, the provision of that access, to the extent covered by these Standards, will not be unlawful under the Act.
1.4 Interpretation
 (1) In these Standards:
Access Code means the Access Code for Buildings, prepared by the Office of the Australian Building Codes Board, a copy of the text of which is set out in Schedule 1.
Note   The Access Code is based on provisions of the Building Code of Australia.
Accessible Public Transport Jurisdictional Committee has the meaning given by subregulation 5 (2) of the Disability Discrimination Regulations 1996.
Act means the Disability Discrimination Act 1992.
affected part, of a building, has the meaning given by subsection 2.1 (5).
building certifier has the meaning given by subsection 2.2 (2).
building developer has the meaning given by subsection 2.2 (3).
building manager has the meaning given by subsection 2.2 (4).
Commission means the Australian Human Rights Commission.
existing public transport building has the meaning given by subsection 2.1 (6).
new building has the meaning given by subsection 2.1 (3).
new part, of a building, has the meaning given by subsection 2.1 (4).
relevant building means a building, or a part of a building, to which these Standards apply under section 2.1.
specified Class 1b building means:
 (a) a new building with 1 or more bedrooms used for rental accommodation; or
 (b) an existing building with 4 or more bedrooms used for rental accommodation; or
 (c) a building that comprises 4 or more single dwellings that are:
 (i) on the same allotment; and
 (ii) used for short‑term holiday accommodation.
Transport Standards means the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002.
Note   Unless the contrary intention appears, a term that is used in these Standards and in the