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Specifies requirements for connection of water supply, location and mounting and includes commissioning tests.

Sets out minimum requirements for elements of buildings and related facilities; in particular, access pathways, circulation spaces and fitments to permit access by people with disabilities. A set of transparent overlays of space modules to assist in the design of sanitary facilities is included. The Standard refers only to those technical requirements which are intended to be used with the current building requirements in Australia. Therefore, it does not refer to facilities such as lighting, shelving, work surfaces and hearing devices, nor does it refer to facilities such as baths and urinals, and specific design requirements for WCs suitable for people with ambulatory disabilities, as these are considered to be additional to minimum requirements for access and are included in Part 2 of the series.

Specifies design, construction and performance requirements for child-resistant fences and gates intended primarily for use in preventing access to swimming pools by young children.

Sets out the limit state design methods to be used in the design or appraisal of structural elements comprised of timber or wood products and of structures comprised substantially of timber.

Sets out requirements for establishing the minimum dead and live loads in the structural design of buildings and structures. This edition is presented in limit states format. A new section on load combinations has now been included.