Section H Special use buildings

within the reach of a resident whilst in bed; and

in all common habitable rooms; and

in all bathrooms, sanitary compartments and shower rooms where the call point must be of waterproof construction and within reach of any fallen resident.

a minimum width of 1 m; and

the aggregate of aisle widths leading to an exit must be not less than the required width of that exit; and

no one aisle may serve more than—

fixed in groups of not less than four; and

not used in stepped or ramped seating areas.

where the rear slope exceeds 1 in 5, a guard rail must be installed with no openings except at the heads of steps or ramps; and

where the forward or front slope exceeds 1 in 8, the embankment must be stepped with plats not less than 500 mm wide and risers not greater than 230 mm high.

on the outer margin of the track: a continuous concrete, close boarding or long guard barrier having a height of not less than 900 mm; and

on all curved sections of the track within 3 m of the barrier described in (i): a stout welded or woven wire mesh fence adequately supported having a height of not less than 1.8 m above the adjacent spectators viewing areas; and

between the public viewing area and the fence described in (ii): a suitable crowd barrier that will prevent spectators entering within 1.2 m of that fence.

One closet fixture for every 200 female patrons or part thereof.

One closet fixture or urinal for every 200 male patrons or part thereof, at least 30% of which must be in the form of closet fixtures.

One washbasin for every 200 patrons or part thereof.

For use by disabled persons, one unisex facility within the meaning of Part F2 of the BCA for every 100 closet fixtures or part thereof required under (i) and (ii).

One drinking fountain or drinking tap for every washbasin required under (iii).

First aid facilities in accordance with Vic F2.101.

where a sprinkler system complying with AS 2118.4, as applicable, is installed in the building, the system must be permanently connected with a direct data link or other approved monitoring system to a fire station or fire station dispatch centre in accordance with Practice Note 07-2018 if—

the sprinkler system is fitted with sprinklers complying with Clauses 4.4, 4.5 and 5.5.2 of AS 2118.4 in bedrooms; and

an automatic smoke detection and alarm system is installed in accordance with Specification E2.2a, except that it need not be connected to a fire station and in the case of a residential care building (Vic) must be installed in accordance with—

in a residential care building (Vic), the automatic smoke detection and alarm system and the sprinkler system are connected to an alarm panel constructed in accordance with Practice Note 07-2018; and

fire orders are provided in a Class 3 building in accordance with G4.9.

C3.11 — deletion of the requirement for self-closing fire doors or solid-core doors (except those opening to fire-isolated exits).

Specification C1.1 — deletion of the requirement for internal walls to have an FRL subject to compliance with Clause 2.2 of Specification C1.1, except that walls bounding public corridors must be—

D1.3 — deletion of the requirement for stairways that serve not more than 5 storeys to be fire-isolated stairways provided—

D1.4(a)(i)(A) — except in a residential care building (Vic), the maximum distance of travel may be increased from 6 m to 12 m.

D1.5(c)(i) — except in a residential care building (Vic), the maximum distance between alternative exits may be increased from 45 m to 60 m.

E1.3 — deletion of the requirement for internal fire hydrants in buildings that have a rise in storeys of not more than 5 provided—

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E4.9 — deletion of the requirement for a sound system and intercom system for emergency purposes in a residential care building (Vic) provided an intercom system with override public address facility is installed in accordance with Practice Note 08-2018.