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Premises Standard Schedule 1 Part F2
What is the Access to Premises Standards | Disability Buildings Standard | Disability Discrimination Act 1992 | DDA Consultants
Part F2 Sanitary and other facilities
| FP2.1 |
Performance Requirement
Suitable sanitary facilities for personal hygiene must be provided in a convenient location within or associated with a building, to the degree necessary, appropriate to:
(a) the function or use of the building; and
(b) the number and gender of the occupants; and
(c) the disability or other particular needs of the occupants.
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| F2.0 |
Deemed to Satisfy Provisions
The Performance Requirement of clause FP2.1 is satisfied by complying with:
(a) clauses F2.2 and F2.4; and
(b) for public transport buildings, Part H2
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| F2.2 |
Calculation of number of occupants and fixtures
The number of persons accommodated must be calculated according to clause D1.13 of the BCA if it cannot be more accurately determined by other means. |
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| F2.4 |
Accessible sanitary facilities
In a building required to be accessible:
(a) accessible unisex sanitary compartments must be provided in accessible parts of the building in accordance with Table F2.4 (a); and
(b) accessible unisex showers must be provided in accordance with Table F2.4 (b); and
(c) at each bank of toilets where there is one or more toilets in addition to an accessible unisex sanitary compartment at that bank of toilets, a sanitary compartment suitable for a person with an ambulant disability in accordance with AS 1428.1 must be provided for use by males and females; and
(d) an accessible unisex sanitary compartment must contain a closet pan, washbasin, shelf or bench top and adequate means of disposal of sanitary towels; and
(e) the circulation spaces, fixtures and fittings of all accessible sanitary facilities provided in accordance with Table F2.4 (a) and (b) must comply with the requirements of AS 1428.1; and
(f) an accessible unisex sanitary facility must be located so that it can be entered without crossing an area reserved for one sex only; and
(g) where two or more of each type of accessible unisex sanitary facility are provided, the number of left and right handed mirror image facilities, must be provided as evenly as possible; and
(h) where male sanitary facilities are provided at a separate location to female sanitary facilities, accessible unisex sanitary facilities are only required at one of those locations. |
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Table F2.4 (a) Accessible unisex sanitary compartments
| Class of building |
Minimum accessible unisex sanitary Compartments to be provided |
| Class 1b |
(a) Not less than 1; and
(b) where private accessible unisex sanitary compartments are provided for an accessible bedroom, common accessible unisex sanitary compartments need not be provided |
Class 3 and Class 9c
aged care building |
(a) In every accessible sole occupancy unit provided with sanitary compartments within the accessible sole occupancy unit, not less than 1; and
(b) at each bank of sanitary compartments containing male and female sanitary compartments provided in common areas, not less than 1 |
Class 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 —
except for within a ward area of a Class 9a health care building |
Where clause F2.3 of the BCA requires closet pans:
(a) 1 on every storey containing sanitary compartments; and
(b) where a storey has more than 1 bank of sanitary compartments containing male and female sanitary compartments at not less than 50% of those banks |
Class 10a —
except:
(a) a Class 10a appurtenant to another Class of building; and
(b) a sanitary compartment dedicated to a single caravan/camping site |
At each bank of sanitary compartments containing male and female sanitary compartments, not less than 1 |
Table F2.4 (b) Accessible unisex showers
| Class of building |
Minimum accessible unisex sanitary Compartments to be provided |
| Class 1b |
(a) Not less than 1; and
(b) where private accessible unisex showers are provided for an accessible bedroom, common accessible unisex showers need not be provided |
Class 3 and Class 9c
aged care building |
(a) In every accessible sole occupancy unit provided with showers within the accessible sole occupancy unit, not less than 1; and
(b) 1 for every 10 showers or part thereof provided in common areas |
Class 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 —
except for within a ward area of a Class 9a health care building |
Where clause F2.3 of the BCA requires 1 or more showers, not less than 1 for every 10 showers or part thereof |
Class 10a —
except:
(a) a Class 10a appurtenant to another Class of building; and
(b) a sanitary compartment dedicated to a single caravan/camping site |
Where showers are provided, 1 for every 10 showers or part thereof |
What is the Access to Premises Standards | Disability Buildings Standard | Disability Discrimination Act 1992 | DDA Consultants
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