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Australia Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002
Australia (Commonwealth)
v2002 Standards (compilation F2011C00213) as amended by the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport Amendment 2026, in force from 13 October 2026
6 domains
45 controls
Australia's Transport Standards under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, as rewritten by the 2026 amendment: the duties on public transport operators and providers for access paths, manoeuvring and passing areas, boarding points and devices, ferry gangways, allocated spaces, surfaces, handrails, doors, lifts, stairs, toilets, symbols, signs, braille and tactile signage, digital displays, tactile indicators, alarms, lighting, controls, hearing augmentation, fare systems, accessible information and WCAG 2.1 AA online services, next stop and disruption information, booked services, priority seating and annual staff disability awareness training, with equivalent access, direct assistance, unjustifiable hardship, exemptions and the 5-year, 10-year and 2032 transition for existing assets.
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Australia Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 is a compliance framework from Australia (Commonwealth) with 6 domains and 45 controls. The largest domains are Parts 16 to 21 and 26 Wayfinding and communication: symbols, signs, braille and tactile signs, digital displays, tactile ground surface indicators, alarms, lighting, controls, hearing augmentation – Australia Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 (9 controls), Parts 22 to 31A Facilities and services: furniture and berths, access gates, fare systems, information, booked services, food and drink, belongings, priority seating, staff training – Australia Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 (9 controls), Parts 8 and 9 Boarding and allocated space: boarding points, boarding devices, removeable gangways, request signals, loading zones, taxi ranks, parking, allocated spaces – Australia Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 (9 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Framework Domains (6)
Parts 10 to 15 Built elements: surfaces, handrails and grabrails, doorways and doors, lifts, stairs and escalators, toilets – Australia Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002
8 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::10 | Surfaces: conveyance floors to clauses 4.1 and 4.2 of AS 1428.1 (2021) and bus and coach floors to clause 58.11 of Australian Design Rule 58; slip-resistant floors in premises and infrastructure suited to the conditions; 30% luminance contrast along access paths between floors and walls, columns and floors or walls, external ground and street furniture, and external columns and ground, tested to Appendix B of AS 1428.1 (2021) |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::11-CONV | Handrails on conveyances: stair handrails to clause 9 of AS 1428.1 (2021) with 30% contrast and domed warning indicators where they stop at or are interrupted at the top or bottom step, not compromising access paths (none needed for a single bus step); overhead handrails to item 9(d) and figure 29 of AS 1428.1 (2021); bus passenger doors fitted with handrails usable when the door is open and fixed to the body of an outward-opening door; ferry stair handrails to clause 9(b) with contrast and indicators |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::11-PI | Handrails in premises and infrastructure: to clauses 8.2 and 9 of AS 1428.1 (2021) with 30% luminance contrast against surfaces within 2 m and a domed warning indicator 150 mm before any interruption; placed along access paths wherever support or passive guidance is likely to be needed and continuously on both sides of overbridge and subway paths, interrupted only at stairs, walkways, ramps, lift doors, exits and concourse facilities; never infringing a roadside boarding point |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::11.5 | Grabrails: to clause 14 of AS 1428.1 (2021); a grabrail or handrail wherever passengers pay fares; grabrails in every allocated space and at any point on an access path where support is likely during boarding, alighting or transit, kept at least 50 mm from adjacent surfaces with 30% luminance contrast against attachment points, adjacent surfaces and fixed surfaces within 2 m |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::12 | Doorways and doors: no door on an access path may bar independent travel (direct assistance allowed at security points); premises doorways to clause 13 of AS 1428.1 (2009); weight pads sensitive to a 15 kg assistance animal and sensors detecting movement up to 500 mm above the path; conveyance doorways to clause 13.2 of AS 1428.1 (2009) with frame radii of 225 mm at the head and 50 mm at the floor on rail and ferry doors, door contrast to clause 13.1 and glazed door strips to clause 6.6 without compromising the driver's vision; 1400 mm doorway height in accessible taxis (1500 mm from 2013); power-assisted doors needing no grip, twist or constant pressure; unisex accessible toilet doors power assisted |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::13 | Lifts in premises and infrastructure: to AS 1735.12 (2020) with the Standards prevailing where inconsistent; braille and tactile landing signs to AS 1428.4.2 (2018) naming the platform, street or facility, or level, located to clause ZA.5.2 of AS 1735.12 (2020); automatic audible arrival announcements and orientation information in the car; an emergency communication system with hearing augmentation to clause 5.4.2.5.3 and the symbol in clause 5.4.2.5.4 of AS 1735.12 (2020), any hearing loop to clause 3.2 of AS 1428.5 (2021) |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::14 | Stairs and escalators: never the sole means of access, nor escalators or inclined travellators; premises stairs with risers 150 to 165 mm and treads 275 to 300 mm to clause 8.1 of AS 1428.1 (2021); internal train, tram and light rail stairs and ferry stairs to clauses 8.1(c) to (g) with safe geometry and no intrusion into access paths; bus steps to Australian Design Rule 58 (prevailing where inconsistent) with nosings to clauses 8.1(c), (e), (f) and (g) and no tactile indicators required; escalators and travellators at least 850 mm wide |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::15 | Toilets: where toilets are provided in premises or infrastructure at least one unisex accessible toilet without airlock to section 12 of AS 1428.1 (2021), co-located with other toilets; on ferries and accessible rail cars an accessible toilet a wheelchair user can enter, position in and leave, with 450 mm from pan centre to the near wall, 1150 to 1450 mm to the far wall, 800 mm from back wall to pan front, a 460 to 480 mm seat height and a basin inside the cubicle, and left and right handed layouts balanced where two or more are provided; wide-body aircraft with a toilet usable from an on-board wheelchair with direct assistance to the door; coaches offering stops at accessible toilets where the on-board toilet is not accessible |
Parts 16 to 21 and 26 Wayfinding and communication: symbols, signs, braille and tactile signs, digital displays, tactile ground surface indicators, alarms, lighting, controls, hearing augmentation – Australia Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002
9 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::16 | Symbols: the international symbols of access and for deafness, in the forms in clauses 5.2.1 and 5.2.2 of AS 1428.1 (2021) (colour optional), identify access paths and accessible facilities and boarding points, at least 60 mm high and long on fixed signs and sized for the viewing distance, with directional arrows and words or pictograms to accessible facilities; ISO 7001 (2007) public information symbols used; the access symbol on the front of accessible buses and at accessible doors with the number of allocated spaces, and inside and outside accessible doors on ferries, trains, trams and light rail |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::17.1 | Signs: to clauses 17.1 to 17.3 and figure 30 of AS 1428.2 (1992), with non-tactile static signs legible in a sans serif font, 30% luminance contrast of text and symbols against the sign and of the sign against its background or surfaces within 2 m; located to clause 17.4 of AS 1428.2 (1992) and visible seated and standing (or from the usual position where the conveyance prevents this), at least one destination sign above the windscreen, a directional sign with the access symbol at every inaccessible pedestrian entrance; hearing augmentation signs stating system type, coverage and receiver availability with the deafness symbol; sanitary facility signs showing left or right handed use, ambulant facility signs on the door and directions to the nearest unisex accessible facility; destination signs visible from boarding points; raised taxi registration numbers forward of the door handle |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::17.5 | Digital information display screens: content visible for at least 10 seconds (ticket validation screens for as long as reasonably necessary), in direct line of sight from priority seats and allocated spaces and from other areas obstructed only by necessary handrails, from all viewing areas in premises, readable through polarised glasses, contrast to AS EN 301 549 (2020), letter heights to Table 2 of AS 1428.2 (1992) read as capital I heights under AS 1744 (2015) or 3.2 mm per metre of viewing distance |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::17.6 | Braille and tactile signs and labels: grade 1 uncontracted braille to the Rules of Unified English Braille, raised and domed, 8 mm below the text, left justified with solid arrows and a semicircular locator on multi-line signs; tactile characters 1 to 1.5 mm proud, title case with 15 to 55 mm capitals, rounded edges, 2 mm letter and 10 mm word spacing, sans serif; matte finish, braille matching the text and pictograms, 30% contrast tested in situ; mounted 1200 to 1600 mm above the floor (1250 to 1350 mm for a single line); signs with both symbols for every sanitary facility and hearing augmentation space, signs on the latch side 50 to 300 mm from the architrave for rooms with accessible features, braille Exit and Level signs at exit doors, rounded sign edges and 30% contrast of the sign against its mounting |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::18 | Tactile ground surface indicators: warning indicators to clause 2.3.3 (and 2.4 to 2.6) of AS/NZS 1428.4.1 (2009) on access paths at stairways, escalators, travellators, moving walkways, ramps and step ramps, unguarded overhead obstructions under 2 m, unguarded hazards in circulation spaces, and unguarded at-grade meetings with vehicular ways near building entrances; warning style to clauses 2.2, 2.3.1 and 2.3.2 and directional style to clauses 2.2, 3.2.1 and 3.2.2, directional indicators installed to clauses 3.2.1, 3.2.3 and 3.3 where no other wayfinding cue exists; indicators at accessible bus boarding points, platform edges to clause 3.4 and wharf edges to clause 3.5 |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::19 | Alarms: installed emergency warning systems comply with clauses 18.2.1 to 18.2.3 of AS 1428.2 (1992) (systems, audible and visual alarms) and provision is made for people with vision impairment to locate the exit path in an emergency |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::20 | Lighting: lighting at premises and infrastructure appropriate to the location and sufficient for safe completion of tasks; conveyance lighting to the maintenance illuminance levels in clause 19.1 of AS 1428.2 (1992) and at least 150 lux at the entrance and the fare payment point; internal dimming allowed only to avoid reflection interfering with the operator's vision |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::21 | Door controls, switches and outlets: premises door controls to clause 10.4 of AS 1428.1 (2021) with handles contrasting 30% against the door; passenger-operated door devices on conveyances to clause 10.4 and section 11 of AS 1428.1 (2021) with the same handle contrast; opening and locking controls located to clause 10.4.3; stop-request devices on buses, trams and light rail to the same clauses with a control surface of at least 25 mm |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::26 | Hearing augmentation: an installed public address system in premises and infrastructure complies with clause 21.1 of AS 1428.2 (1992); on conveyances it must also give people who are deaf or hard of hearing a message equivalent to that heard by other passengers |
Parts 2 to 7 Paths and circulation: access paths, manoeuvring areas, passing areas, resting points, ramps and gangways, waiting areas – Australia Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002
7 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::2-CONV | Access paths on conveyances: a continuous path at least 850 mm wide (800 mm at a doorway restriction on pre-2004 vehicles, 750 mm between bus front wheel arches) and 1500 mm clear height from entrance to the allocated space and essential facilities, with only grabrails, request devices, overhead handrails and excursion barriers allowed to project; direct assistance where a path cannot be provided |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::2-PI | Access paths in premises and infrastructure: unhindered, continuous and identifiable paths from parking, streets and adjoining facilities into and through the premises, at least 1200 mm wide (850 mm on a moving walkway), with no projecting poles or fixtures and 30% luminance contrast on obstacles |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::3 | Manoeuvring areas: wheelchair turning space to clause 3.5 of AS 1428.1 (2021) in premises and infrastructure; on conveyances, areas that let a wheelchair user enter, exit and position in the allocated space, 1500 mm clear height, no projecting fixtures, located close to access paths and allocated spaces, with direct assistance where design limits manoeuvring |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::4 | Passing areas: 1800 mm wide to clause 3.4 of AS 1428.1 (2021) and at least every 6 m on a two-way access path narrower than 1800 mm (not on aerobridges); at least one passing area per accessible deck of a ferry or accessible rail car of a train carrying more than one wheelchair |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::5 | Resting points: provided along an access path where the walking distance between facilities exceeds 60 m, with seating to clause 27.1(a) of AS 1428.2 (1992) and a flat, stable 1300 by 800 mm space beside it for a wheelchair that does not overlap the path |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::6 | Ramps and fixed gangways: ramps on access paths to clause 8 of AS 1428.2 (1992); fixed gangways to pontoon wharves hold a 1:14 gradient for at least 80% of tide levels measured from the chart datum in clause 1.3.6 of AS 3962 (2020) |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::7 | Waiting areas: at least 2 priority seats and 2 allocated spaces for up to 40 non-priority seats, one more of each per further 20 seats; one of each at a bus stop; single benches count as priority seats and bench priority seats are at least 450 mm wide; allocated spaces must not compromise access paths |
Parts 22 to 31A Facilities and services: furniture and berths, access gates, fare systems, information, booked services, food and drink, belongings, priority seating, staff training – Australia Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002
9 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::22 | Furniture and fitments: tables, benches and counters to clauses 24.1 to 24.1.5 of AS 1428.2 (1992); at least 5% of airport information desks and check-in counters usable from a wheelchair; accessible sleeping berths to clauses 24.3(a), (c) and (d) of AS 1428.2 (1992) that a wheelchair user can enter and transfer in (direct assistance otherwise), one per 32 berths on ferries, 2 per set of up to 4 sleeping cars or one per 32 bunks on trains and in each class, connected by access path to toilets, bathrooms and food areas; street furniture seating to clause 27.2 of AS 1428.2 (1992) |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::24 | Access gates: where gates separate paid and unpaid areas of a station or interchange, an accessible gate at least 850 mm wide is provided |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::25 | Fare systems: no greater effort required of a passenger with disability than of others; audio output of visual information, auditory correlation and tactile speech-mode indication to clauses 5.1.3.1, 5.1.3.3 and 8.5 of AS EN 301 549 (2020), public hardware to section 8 and software to section 11 of that standard; an alternative way to pay for anyone whose disability affects use of the standard system, at no extra cost, supporting independent access and meeting equivalent access principles; mobility-aid fare systems beside other systems and oriented against glare, with forward or side reaches to clauses 8.3.2 or 8.3.3 maintained; vending machines to clauses 29.1 to 29.3 of AS 1428.2 (1992) with turning space in front to clause 3.5 of AS 1428.1 (2021) |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::27.1 | General information: information about transport services (timetables, routes, fares, payment methods, next stop and next service) accessible to all passengers and never solely online; infrequently requested formats supplied in a timely way with direct assistance until fulfilled; large print on request at 18 point or larger sans serif semi-bold or bold, left justified and ragged right, black on light or 75% contrast; all passengers given the same access to information on their whereabouts during the journey |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::27.5 | Braille, next stop, online, disruption, feature and ICT information: embossed braille on request in grade 2 (grade 1 if asked) and in both grades in separate volumes when offered unasked, to the Rules of Unified English Braille; on multi-stop conveyances other than taxis and aircraft, next stop displays visible from priority seats and allocated spaces, audible next stop announcements and announcements of the alighting side, door or gate where it varies; online service information at least WCAG 2.1 Level AA; planned disruption information and alternatives in a variety of formats with as much notice as reasonably possible, or by direct assistance; access barriers identified and solutions published, and accessibility features of conveyances, premises and infrastructure published consistently showing the level of access; public-facing ICT accessible to people with disability |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::28 | Booked services: advance notice of a need for accessible travel may be requested on aircraft, coaches, ferries, dial-a-ride and trains but never for longer than other passengers must give; carers, assistants and assistance animals located with the passenger, normally in an adjoining seat, with the animal able to stay with the passenger without encroaching on an access path; accessible seats held for passengers with disability and released to others only after all standard seats are taken; seats bookable in parts of the conveyance that suit the passenger's needs and in every class |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::29 | Food, drink and belongings: any food or drink service that is part of the public transport service equally available to all passengers, with clear distance around accessible tables to clause 24.1.7 of AS 1428.2 (1992) and space for mobility aid users on ferries and trains or the same convenience by equivalent access; disability aids carried in addition to normal baggage allowances and where possible treated as cabin or accompanied baggage on aircraft, coaches, ferries and trains |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::31 | Priority seating on buses, ferries, rail cars, trams and light rail: at least 2 priority seats, one more at 41 non-priority seats and a further one per 20 seats after the 41st; seat material contrasting 30% with other seating; signage immediately adjacent instructing passengers to vacate for a passenger with disability; seats placed where they are easy to find and use, near entrance doors, accessible facilities, the driver or staffed areas; space under priority seats for assistance animals |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::31A | Staff training: an initial course of disability awareness training and annual refresher training for staff, tailored to each role, developed and reviewed in consultation with people with disability or their representative organisations, and delivered by a qualified trainer |
Parts 33 to 35 Compliance: equivalent access, direct assistance, unjustifiable hardship, exemptions, review and transition – Australia Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002
3 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::33.3 | Equivalent access: compliance may be achieved by alternative methods, equipment or facilities (never separate or parallel services) with equivalence of amenity, availability, comfort, convenience, dignity, price and safety, including direct assistance beyond that needed to overcome discrimination; proposals consulted with passengers with disabilities who use the service or their representative organisations; the operator or provider must be able to demonstrate the arrangement provides transport without discrimination as far as possible |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::33.6 | Direct assistance: nothing prevents operators or providers offering assistance directly; where the Standards are not fully met direct assistance may provide equivalent access, and it is required where it is necessary to give equivalent access and can reasonably be provided without unjustifiable hardship |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::33.7 | Unjustifiable hardship: non-compliance is not unlawful only to the extent compliance would impose unjustifiable hardship, and compliance is required to the maximum extent that does not; the claim is weighed against the section 33.7 factors (costs and savings, commercial basis, public purpose, financial position and viability, operational, technical and geographic factors, available resources and grants, benefits and detriments including heritage, less onerous means, good faith efforts, any action plan under section 64 of the Act, consultation, and any extra time sought), and where a substantial issue arises against the alternative access provided |
Parts 8 and 9 Boarding and allocated space: boarding points, boarding devices, removeable gangways, request signals, loading zones, taxi ranks, parking, allocated spaces – Australia Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002
9 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::8.1 | Boarding points: a firm, stable surface for safe boarding device deployment and a kerb at least 150 mm high; bus, tram and light rail boarding points no steeper than 1:40 longitudinally (or matching a steeper road where that is needed for deployment) with crossfall to clause 7.1(d) of AS 1428.1 (2021); train nominated assistance points with staff communication where independent boarding is impossible; a car marked accessible only if it reaches a seat, a priority seat, an allocated space and an accessible version of any other facility |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::8.13 | Public parking at premises and infrastructure: at least one accessible space where there are 6 or more other spaces, two where there are 51 or more and one more per further 50, to clauses 2.2 to 2.5 of AS/NZS 2890.6 (2009), located as close as practicable to accessible entrances and connected to them by an access path |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::8.2 | Boarding devices and ramps: a manual or powered device at any accessible entrance with a vertical gap over 12 mm or horizontal gap over 40 mm, available at all designated stops and deployed on request, at least 800 mm wide with a slip-resistant surface to clause 4.1 of AS 1428.1 (2021), rated and labelled for 300 kg; boarding ramps to clauses 7.1(d) and (e) of AS 3856.1 (2021) with 65 to 75 mm edge barriers on portable ramps and slopes of 1:14 unassisted, 1:8 if 1520 mm or shorter, 1:4 assisted; hail-and-ride boarding at accessible points |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::8.6C | Removeable gangways on ferries: long enough to keep safe clearance over the tidal and freeboard range and mechanically secured both sides; continuous handrails on both sides at least 1000 mm high and 800 mm apart with 30% luminance contrast and domed warning indicators at interruptions; upper and intermediate side barriers on stanchions no more than 2150 mm apart, with 65 to 75 mm edge barriers where the gap below the lowest rail exceeds 230 mm; direct assistance where any part exceeds 1:8; slip-resistant surface with a 50 to 75 mm contrasting leading-edge strip; designed and tested to 5.5 kPa and a 5000 N point load and proven by a practical boarding trial |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::8.7 | Requesting a boarding device: a real-time means for a passenger to tell the operator they need the device to alight, with any signalling device in the allocated space, a 25 mm control operable with one open hand to clauses 10.4.3(c) and 10.4.4 of AS 1428.1 (2021), 2.5 to 5 N button force with an integral light and hearing augmentation on any audio system; a means to request the device to board, located at the boarding point to clause 10.4.3 of AS 1428.1 (2021) |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::8.9 | Lead stops, passenger loading zones and taxi ranks: lead stops at bus stations, zones and interchanges identifiable and distinguishable to people with disability; loading zones and ranks within or associated with premises or infrastructure have an accessible first and last space (the only space if there is one) to clauses 2.2 to 2.5 of AS/NZS 2890.6 (2009), a firm level boarding area linked by access path to the main entry and other boarding areas, warning tactile indicators where they join a carriageway at grade and a kerb ramp to clause 10.7 of AS 1428.1 (2009); on public streets, accessible first and last spaces to clause 4.5.2 of AS 2890.5 (2020) with tactile indicators and bollards at grade and kerb ramps behind the space; a public street taxi rank connects to an access path and meets the boarding point surface and kerb rules |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::9.1 | Allocated space dimensions: 800 by 1300 mm per wheelchair to clause 6.1 of AS 1428.2 (1992), 1500 mm unobstructed height with only grabrails, request devices, overhead handrails and excursion barriers projecting, at least one space in every accessible taxi with 1410 mm head room (1500 mm for taxis entering service from 1 January 2013), and a contrasting sign beside each space stating it is priority for a mobility aid user and must be vacated |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::9.4 | Number of allocated spaces: 2 on a bus with more than 32 fixed seats and 1 on a smaller bus, additional to seating; 2 per 32 passengers and 2 per further 100 on a ferry; 2 per rail, tram or light rail car with up to 8 consolidated in one car of a set and spaces in every class; aircraft and coaches exempt where every passenger has a fixed seat |
| australia-disability-standards-for-accessible-public-transport-2002::9.7 | Allocated space management: consolidate spaces where possible for larger mobility aids without compromising the access paths or manoeuvring areas to each; other uses allowed only when the space is not needed by a mobility aid user; the floor marked with the international symbol of accessibility and a flush 25 mm contrasting outline; on buses, trams and light rail the space must contain forward and sideways movement of the aid |
What is Australia Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 and who does it apply to?
Australia Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 is a compliance framework from Australia (Commonwealth) with 6 domains and 45 controls. Australia's Transport Standards under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, as rewritten by the 2026 amendment: the duties on public transport operators and providers for access paths, manoeuvring and passing areas, boarding points and devices, ferry gangways, allocated spaces, surfaces, handrails, doors, lifts, stairs, toilets, symbols, signs, braille and tactile signage, digital displays, tactile indicators, alarms, lighting, controls, hearing augmentation, fare systems, accessible information and WCAG 2.1 AA online services, next stop and disruption information, booked services, priority seating and annual staff disability awareness training, with equivalent access, direct assistance, unjustifiable hardship, exemptions and the 5-year, 10-year and 2032 transition for existing assets. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What does Australia Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 actually require?
Australia Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 has 45 controls organised across 6 domains. The largest domains are Parts 16 to 21 and 26 Wayfinding and communication: symbols, signs, braille and tactile signs, digital displays, tactile ground surface indicators, alarms, lighting, controls, hearing augmentation – Australia Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 (9 controls), Parts 22 to 31A Facilities and services: furniture and berths, access gates, fare systems, information, booked services, food and drink, belongings, priority seating, staff training – Australia Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 (9 controls), Parts 8 and 9 Boarding and allocated space: boarding points, boarding devices, removeable gangways, request signals, loading zones, taxi ranks, parking, allocated spaces – Australia Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 (9 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
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