Premises Standard Part 1

Name of Standards
These Standards are the Disability (Access to Premises — Buildings) Standards 2009.

Commencement
These Standards commence on [commencement date].
Note   These Standards take effect as provided by subsections 31 (3) and (4) of the Act.

Objects
The objects of these Standards are:
(a) to ensure that reasonably achievable, equitable and cost effective access to buildings, and facilities and services within buildings, is provided for people with disabilities; 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 access, to the extent covered by these Standards, will not be unlawful under the Act.

Interpretation
(1) 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.
Note   The Access Code is based on the provisions in the Building Code of Australia 2008.
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).
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 building:
 (a) with 4 or more bedrooms used for rental accommodation; or
 (b) 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 Act has the same meaning in these Standards as it has in the Act.

(2) In these Standards, a reference to a class of building by a number, or by a number and letter, is a reference to a building of that class within the meaning of the Access Code.

(3) For these Standards, a building is constructed, and building work is carried out, for the Crown if the building is constructed, or the building work is carried out, for any of the following:
 (a) the Commonwealth;
 (b) a State;
 (c) a Territory;
 (d) a public authority of the Commonwealth;
 (e) an instrumentality of a State.

(4) The Access Code is taken to be part of these Standards