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Section D Access and Egress

Section D Access and Egress

Part D1 Provision for Escape

Insert D1.2(h) as follows:

SA D1.2 Number of exits required

(h)

In addition to any horizontal exit, not less than 2 exits must be provided from any small arts venue that accommodates more than 50 persons, calculated under D1.13.

Part D2 Construction of Exits

Delete D2.21(c) and insert SA D2.21(c) as follows:

SA D2.21 Operation of latch

(c)

The requirements of (a) do not apply in a Class 9b building (other than a school, an early childhood centre or a building used for religious purposes) or a Class 6 small arts venue to a door in a requiredexit serving a storey or room accommodating more than 100 persons, determined in accordance with D1.13, in which case it must be readily openable—

(i)

without a key from the side that faces a person seeking egress; and

(ii)

by a single hand pushing action on a single device such as a panic bar located between 900 mm and 1.2 m from the floor; and

(iii)

where a two-leaf door is fitted, the provisions of (i) and (ii) need only apply to one door leaf if the appropriate requirements of D1.6 are satisfied by the opening of that one leaf.

Part D3 Access for People with a Disability

Delete D3.1 and substitute:

SA D3.1 General building access requirements

Buildings and parts of buildings must be accessible as required by Table D3.1 and SA Table D3.1a, unless exempt by D3.4.

SA Table D3.1a ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY

Class of building Access requirements

Class 2

In developments consisting of 20 or more residential sole-occupancy units

To and within one residential sole-occupancy unit or 5% of the total number of residential sole-occupancy units provided, whichever is the greater