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terminals).

1.19 Manoeuvring areas

  A manoeuvring area is a space in which a wheelchair or similar mobility aid is able to turn.

1.20 Operator

 (1) An operator is a person or organisation (including the staff of the organisation) that provides a public transport service to the public or to sections of the public.

 (2) A public transport service may have more than one operator.

1.21 Premises

 (1) Premises are structures, buildings or attached facilities that an operator provides for passenger use as part of a public transport service.

 (2) Premises to which the Premises Standards apply means premises to which Part H2 of the Access Code applies that are:
 (a) a new building, or a new part or an affected part of a building, within the meaning of the Premises Standards; or
 (b) for a provision in Schedule 1 — an existing public transport building, within the meaning of the Premises Standards, that is still in use on the target date mentioned in an item in the table in section 3.1 of the Premises Standards.

 (3) In these Standards:
Access Code means the Access Code for Buildings, published by the Australian Building Codes Board, a copy of the text of which is set out in Schedule 1 to the Premises Standards.
Premises Standards means the Disability (Access to Premises — Buildings) Standards 2010.

1.22 Provider

 (1) A provider is a person or organisation that is responsible for the supply or maintenance of public transport infrastructure.

 (2) A provider need not be an operator.

1.23 Public transport service

 (1) A public transport service is an enterprise that conveys members of the public by land, water or air.

 (2) A public transport service includes:
 (a) community transport conveyances that are funded or subsidised by charity or public money and that offer services to the public; and
 (b) foreign aircraft and vessels that carry passengers to, from, or in Australia and that offer services to the public.

 (3) A public transport service does not include a service that provides adventure travel (for example, white water rafting, ballooning or amusement park rides), except to the extent that the service operates to move the public from one location to another distant location.

1.24 Small aircraft

  A small aircraft is an aircraft with less than 30 seats for the carriage of passengers.

Part 2 Access paths

2.1 Unhindered passage

 (1) An access path that allows unhindered passage must be provided along a walkway, ramp or landing.

 (2) An access path must comply with AS1428.2 (1992) Clause 8.1.

   Premises                                               Infrastructure
   except premises to which the Premises Standards apply  except airports that do not accept regular public transport services

2.2 Continuous accessibility

  An access path must comply with