NCC 2022 Volume One - Building Code of Australia Class 2 to 9 buildings

F4

Part F4 Sanitary and other facilities

Part F4 Sanitary and other facilities

SA F4D6 Accessible unisex sanitary compartments2019: Table F2.4a

Delete subclause F4D6(1) and insert SA F4D6(1) as follows:

(1) Where required by F4D5(a), the minimum number of accessible unisex sanitary compartments for each Class of building is as follows:

  1. For a Class 1b building—
    1. not less than 1; and
    2. where private accessible unisex sanitary compartments are provided for every accessible bedroom, common accessible unisex sanitary compartments need not be provided.
  2. For a Class 2 building—
    1. where sanitary compartments are provided in common areas, not less than 1; and
    2. in every sole-occupancy unit required by SA D4D2(4) to be accessible, not less than 1.
  3. For Class 3 and Class 9c buildings—
    1. in every accessible sole-occupancy unit provided with sanitary compartments within the accessible sole-occupancy unit, not less than 1; and
    2. at each bank of sanitary compartments containing male and female sanitary compartments provided in common areas, not less than 1.
  4. For Class 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 buildings except for within a ward area of a Class 9a health-care building, where F4D4 requires closet pans—
    1. 1 on every storey containing sanitary compartments; and
    2. where a storey has more than 1 bank of sanitary compartments containing male and female sanitary compartments, at not less than 50% of those banks.
  5. For a Class 10a building appurtenant to another Class of building, at each bank of sanitary compartments containing male and female sanitary compartments, not less than 1.

SA F4D7 Accessible unisex showers2019: Table F2.4b

Delete subclause F4D7(1) and insert SA F4D7(1) as follows:

(1) Where required by F4D5(b), the minimum number of accessible unisex showers for each Class of building is as follows:

  1. For a Class 1b building—
    1. not less than 1; and
    2. where private accessible unisex showers are provided for every accessible bedroom, common accessible unisex showers need not be provided.
  2. For a Class 2 building—
    1. where showers are provided in common areas, not less than 1; and
    2. in every sole-occupancy unit required by SA D4D2(4) to be accessible, not less than 1.
  3. For Class 3 and 9c buildings—
    1. in every accessible sole-occupancy unit provided with showers within the accessible sole-occupancy unit, not less than 1; and
    2. 1 for every 10 showers or part thereof provided in common areas.
  4. For Class 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 buildings, where F4D4 requires 1 or more showers, not less than 1 for every 10 showers or part thereof.
  5. For a Class 10a building, where showers are provided, 1 for every 10 showers or part thereof.