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.

3 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.

[2] 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:

 Application

1.2 Responsibility

 Operators

 Providers

 Requirement

  Full compliance with the relevant Standards in relation to:

 Application

1.3 Responsibility

 Radio networks

 Co-operatives

 Requirement

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

 Application

1.4 Responsibility

 Operators

 Providers

 Requirement

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

 Application

1.5 Responsibility

 Operators

 Providers

 Requirement

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

 Application

1.6 Responsibility

 Providers

 Requirement

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

 Application

Part 2 Target date — 31 December 2012

2.1 Responsibility

 Operators

 Providers

 Requirement

  Full compliance with the relevant Standards in relation to:

 Application

2.2 Responsibility

 Operators

 Providers

 Requirement

  Full compliance with the relevant Standards in relation to:

 Application

2.3 Responsibility

 Operators

 Requirement

  Full compliance with the relevant Standards in relation to:

 1500 mm minimum head room and vertical door opening

 Application

2.4 Responsibility

 Operators

 Providers

 Requirement

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

 Application

2.5 Responsibility

 Operators

 Providers

 Requirement

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

 Application

2.6 Responsibility

 Providers

 Requirement

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

 Application

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:

 Application

3.2 Responsibility

 Operators

 Providers

 Requirement

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

 Application

3.3 Responsibility

 Operators

 Providers

 Requirement

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

 Application

3.4 Responsibility

 Providers

 Requirement

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

 Application

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

4.2 Responsibility

 Operators

 Providers

 Requirement

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

 Application

[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

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