Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport Amendment 2010 (No. 1) (Cth)

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Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport Amendment 2010 (No. 1)1

Disability Discrimination Act 1992

I, ROBERT McCLELLAND, Attorney-General, make these Standards under subsection 31 (1) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992.

Dated 15 March 2010

ROBERT McCLELLAND

Attorney-General

  1. Name of Standards

These Standards are the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport Amendment 2010 (No. 1).

2              Commencement

These Standards commence on the commencement of the Disability (Access to Premises — Buildings) Standards 2010.

Note 1   The Disability (Access to Premises — Buildings) Standards 2010 are expected to commence on 1 May  2011.

Note 2   These Standards and the Disability (Access to Premises  — Buildings) Standards 2010 take effect subject to subsection 31 (4) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992.

  1. Amendment of Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002

Schedule 1 amends the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002.

Schedule 1        Amendments

(section 2)

[1]           Subsection 1.21 (2)

substitute

(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. Schedule 1, Parts 1 to 4

substitute

Part 1          Target date — 31 December 2007

1.1           Responsibility

·    Operators

·    Providers

Requirement

Full compliance with the relevant Standards in relation to:

·   Waiting areas ·   Food and drink services
·   Furniture and fittings ·   Belongings
·   Information ·   Priority
·   Booked services

Application

Conveyances

Premises

Infrastructure
except bus stops

1.2           Responsibility

·    Operators

·    Providers

Requirement

Full compliance with the relevant Standards in relation to:

·   Symbols ·   Lighting
·   Signs ·   Hearing augmentation
·   Alarms

Application

Conveyances

Premises

Infrastructure
except premises to which the Premises Standards apply except bus stops

1.3           Responsibility

·    Radio networks

·    Co-operatives

Requirement

Response times for accessible vehicles are to be the same as for other taxis.

Application

Conveyances

·   Taxis

·   Dial-a-ride services

1.4           Responsibility

·    Operators

·    Providers

Requirement

Compliance with the relevant Standards by 25% of each type of service in relation to:

·   Resting points ·   Allocated space
·   Boarding ·   Street furniture

Application

Conveyances

Premises

Infrastructure
except bus stops

1.5           Responsibility

·    Operators

·    Providers

Requirement

Compliance with the relevant Standards by 25% of each type of service in relation to:

·   Access paths ·   Lifts
·   Manoeuvring areas ·   Stairs
·   Passing areas ·   Toilets
·   Ramps ·   Tactile ground surface indicators
·   Doorways and doors ·   Controls

Application

Conveyances

Premises

Infrastructure
except premises to which the Premises Standards apply except bus stops

1.6           Responsibility

·    Providers

Requirement

Compliance with the relevant Standards by 25% of bus stops in relation to:

·   Access paths ·   Handrails and grabrails
·   Manoeuvring areas ·   Stairs
·   Passing areas ·   Symbols
·   Ramps ·   Signs
·   Waiting areas ·   Tactile ground surface indicators
·   Boarding ·   Lighting
·   Allocated space ·   Street furniture
·   Surfaces ·   Information

Application

Infrastructure
·   Bus stops

Part 2          Target date — 31 December 2012

2.1           Responsibility

·    Operators

·    Providers

Requirement

Full compliance with the relevant Standards in relation to:

·   Gateways ·   Vending machines

Application

Conveyances

Premises

Infrastructure
except bus stops

2.2           Responsibility

·    Operators

·    Providers

Requirement

Full compliance with the relevant Standards in relation to:

·   Surfaces ·   Handrails and grabrails

Application

Conveyances

Premises

Infrastructure
except premises to which the Premises Standards apply except bus stops

2.3           Responsibility

·    Operators

Requirement

Full compliance with the relevant Standards in relation to:

·    1500 mm minimum head room and vertical door opening

Application

Conveyances
·   Accessible taxis

2.4           Responsibility

·    Operators

·    Providers

Requirement

Compliance with the relevant Standards by 55% of each type of service in relation to:

·   Resting points ·   Allocated space
·   Boarding ·   Street furniture

Application

Conveyances

Premises

Infrastructure
except bus stops

2.5           Responsibility

·    Operators

·    Providers

Requirement

Compliance with the relevant Standards by 55% of each type of service in relation to:

·   Access paths ·   Lifts
·   Manoeuvring areas ·   Stairs
·   Passing areas ·   Toilets
·   Ramps ·   Tactile ground surface indicators
·   Doorways and doors ·   Controls

Application

Conveyances

Premises

Infrastructure
except premises to which the Premises Standards apply except bus stops

2.6           Responsibility

·    Providers

Requirement

Compliance with the relevant Standards by 55% of bus stops in relation to:

·   Access paths ·   Handrails and grabrails
·   Manoeuvring areas ·   Stairs
·   Passing areas ·   Symbols
·   Ramps ·   Signs
·   Waiting areas ·   Tactile ground surface indicators
·   Boarding ·   Lighting
·   Allocated space ·   Street furniture
·   Surfaces ·   Information

Application

Infrastructure
·   Bus stops

Part 3          Target date — 31 December 2017

3.1           Responsibility

·    Operators

·    Providers

Requirement

Compliance with the relevant Standards by 90% of each type of service in relation to:

·   Resting points ·   Allocated space
·   Boarding ·   Street furniture

Application

Conveyances

Premises

Infrastructure
except buses except bus stops

3.2           Responsibility

·    Operators

·    Providers

Requirement

Compliance with the relevant Standards by 90% of each type of service in relation to:

·   Access paths ·   Lifts
·   Manoeuvring areas ·   Stairs
·   Passing areas ·   Toilets
·   Ramps ·   Tactile ground surface indicators
·   Doorways and doors ·   Controls

Application

Conveyances

Premises

Infrastructure
except buses except premises to which the Premises Standards apply except bus stops

3.3           Responsibility

·    Operators

·    Providers

Requirement

Compliance with the relevant Standards by 80% of each type of service in relation to:

·   Access paths ·   Doorways and doors
·   Manoeuvring areas ·   Lifts
·   Passing areas ·   Stairs
·   Resting points ·   Toilets
·   Ramps ·   Tactile ground surface indicators
·   Boarding ·   Controls
·   Allocated space ·   Street furniture

Application

Conveyances
·   Buses

3.4           Responsibility

·    Providers

Requirement

Compliance with the relevant Standards by 90% of bus stops in relation to:

·   Access paths ·   Handrails and grabrails
·   Manoeuvring areas ·   Stairs
·   Passing areas ·   Symbols
·   Ramps ·   Signs
·   Waiting areas ·   Tactile ground surface indicators
·   Boarding ·   Lighting
·   Allocated space ·   Street furniture
·   Surfaces ·   Information

Application

Infrastructure
·   Bus stops

Part 4          Target date — 31 December 2022

4.1           Responsibility

·    Operators

·    Providers

Requirement

All public transport services are to fully comply with the relevant Standards in relation to all aspects not specified in clause 4.2.

Application

Conveyances

Premises

Infrastructure
except trains and trams

4.2           Responsibility

·    Operators

·    Providers

Requirement

All public transport services are to fully comply with the relevant Standards in relation to:

·   Symbols ·   Doorways and doors
·   Signs ·   Lifts
·   Alarms ·   Stairs
·   Lighting ·   Toilets
·   Hearing augmentation ·   Tactile ground surface indicators
·   Access paths ·   Controls
·   Manoeuvring areas ·   Surfaces
·   Passing areas ·   Handrails and grabrails
·   Ramps

Application

Conveyances

Premises

Infrastructure
except trains and trams except premises to which the premises Standards apply

[3]           Further amendments — Premises

   The following provisions are amended by inserting ‘except premises to which the Premises Standards apply’ immediately below ‘Premises’:

·     sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5

·     section 3.1

·     sections 4.1 and 4.2

·     section 6.1

·     section 10.1

·     sections 11.1, 11.2 and 11.5

·     section 12.2

·     section 13.1

·     section 14.2

·     sections 15.1 and 15.2

·     sections 16.1, 16.2 and 16.3

·     sections 17.1 and 17.2

·     sections 18.1 and 18.2

·     section 19.1

·     section 20.1

·     section 21.1

·     section 26.1

Note

1.       All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See

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