Australian Standard (AS 1428-Design for Access and Mobility)
Australia has a world class standards and conformance infrastructure which underpins and supports virtually every aspect of our everyday life. A number of bodies make up Australia's standards and conformance infrastructure, these are:
Standards Australia are the country’s leading independent, non-governmental, not-for-profit standards organisation. Standards Australia are representatives of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).
Standards Australia are not part of the Australian government and do not make laws or regulations. They are not legal documents but because of their rigger, many of the standards are called up into legislation by Government and become mandatory.
In Australia there are around 9,000 technical committee members involved in the standardisation process from technical, business, academic, Government and community backgrounds - working closely with International and regional counterparts.
There are over 200 Australian Standards referenced in the BCA, and over 1000 more standards indirectly referenced in the BCA.
Planning, development and construction
The main Australian Standard that relates to the provision of disability access is AS1428. This standard should be considered in the planning, development and construction of all buildings and facilities. Everyone has the opportunity to comment on a Standard which is under development. SAI Global is the distributor of Standards Australia's Australian Standards.
AS 1428 prescribes the requirements for physical access which should be considered in the planning, development and construction of all buildings and facilities.
This standard is referenced in the Access to Premises-Buildings, Standards, 2010, which in turn is generally aligned with the BCA. It is comprised of 5 parts:
Australia has a world class standards and conformance infrastructure which underpins and supports virtually every aspect of our everyday life. A number of bodies make up Australia's standards and conformance infrastructure, these are:
- The National Measurement Institute (NMI)
- Standards Australia Limited
- The National Association of Testing (NATA)
- The Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand (JAS-ANZ)
Standards Australia are the country’s leading independent, non-governmental, not-for-profit standards organisation. Standards Australia are representatives of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).
Standards Australia are not part of the Australian government and do not make laws or regulations. They are not legal documents but because of their rigger, many of the standards are called up into legislation by Government and become mandatory.
In Australia there are around 9,000 technical committee members involved in the standardisation process from technical, business, academic, Government and community backgrounds - working closely with International and regional counterparts.
There are over 200 Australian Standards referenced in the BCA, and over 1000 more standards indirectly referenced in the BCA.
Planning, development and construction
The main Australian Standard that relates to the provision of disability access is AS1428. This standard should be considered in the planning, development and construction of all buildings and facilities. Everyone has the opportunity to comment on a Standard which is under development. SAI Global is the distributor of Standards Australia's Australian Standards.
AS 1428 prescribes the requirements for physical access which should be considered in the planning, development and construction of all buildings and facilities.
This standard is referenced in the Access to Premises-Buildings, Standards, 2010, which in turn is generally aligned with the BCA. It is comprised of 5 parts:
- AS 1428.1:2001 and 2009 Design for Access and Mobility, General Requirements for Access-New Building Work.
- AS 1428.2:1992 Design for Access and Mobility, Enhanced and Additional Requirements-Buildings and Facilities.
- AS 1428.3:1992 Requirements for Children and Adolescents with Physical Disabilities.
- AS / NZS 1428.4:1 2009 Tactile Ground Surface Indicators for the Orientation of people with Vision Impairment.
- AS 1428.5: 2010 Communication for people who are deaf or hearing impaired.
