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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 1: General information signs, 1986) for transport premises, infrastructure and conveyances; and
 (g) prescribe some of the additional requirements of Australian/New Zealand Standard 3856.1 (Hoists and ramps for people with disabilities — Vehicle‑mounted. Part 1: Product requirements, 1998) for transport premises, infrastructure and conveyances; and
 (h) prescribe some of the additional requirements of Australian Design Rule 58 (Requirements for omnibuses designed for hire and reward, as amended to include Road Vehicle (National Standards) Determination No 2 of 1992) for transport premises, infrastructure and conveyances; and
 (i) apply additional requirements specific to public transport.

1.7 Applicability of Standards

  These Standards apply to conveyances, premises and infrastructure as indicated in a table below each section.

Examples
Example 1   A section that includes the information set out below applies to all conveyances, premises and infrastructure.

Conveyances  Premises  Infrastructure

Example 2   A section that includes the information set out below applies to all premises and infrastructure but does not apply to conveyances.

   Premises  Infrastructure

Example 3   A section that includes the information set out below applies only to conveyances that are buses and does not apply to premises or infrastructure.

Conveyances
   Buses

Example 4   A section that includes the information set out below applies to all infrastructure, except airports that do not accept regular public transport services, and does not apply to conveyances or premises.

        Infrastructure
        except airports that do not accept regular public transport services

Division 1.2 Meaning of important terms

1.8 Purpose of Division 1.2

 (1) This Division gives the meanings for some important terms used in these Standards.

 (2) Unless the contrary intention appears, any other term that is used in these Standards and in the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 has the same meaning in these Standards as it has in the Act.

Note   See section 4 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 for definitions of other relevant terms, for example disability and disability discrimination.

1.9 Access path

  An access path is a path that permits independent travel for all passengers within public transport premises, infrastructure or conveyances.

1.10 Airport that does not accept regular public transport services

  An airport that does not accept regular public transport services is an airport that accepts aircraft other than aircraft that operate for the purpose mentioned in paragraph 206 (1) (c) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

1.11 Allocated space

  An allocated space is a three dimensional space that can accommodate a wheelchair or similar mobility aid.

1.12 Conveyance

 (1) A conveyance includes