Lift & Change Lift & Change facilities are required to comply with the NSW Lift and Change Facilities Master Checklist. Technically, the Checklist is consistent with the CPTS mentioned above. It is also consistent with the CPTS requirement for an additional standard (i.e. AS 1428.1 compliant) accessible sanitary facility to be provided nearby each Lift & Change facility; this is to ensure that a facility remains available for people who require a standard accessible sanitary facility. Overview of approach Options considered There are two broad types of AACF considered in this analysis: Option A is intended as a minimum necessary specification; and Option B is fully conforming to all the Changing Places / Lift & Change specifications. The technical requirements of Options A and B are provided in Appendix E and Appendix F respectively. The technical requirements of Option A have also been included in the NCC 2019 Public Comment Draft (Volume One), which is available from the ABCB website. The question of whether an AACF could also be counted as a standard accessible sanitary facility (SASF), for the purposes of assessing compliance with the existing Premises Standards and NCC requirements for the provision of accessible sanitary facilities, is also considered in the modelling and is discussed in Section 6.2. Modelling Due to data limitations, certain elements of the benefits associated with this proposed change were not factored into the modelling. Accordingly, while the following chapters discuss quantifiable benefits, it is worth noting that those benefits are just one component of a broader range of benefits. Benefits such as improved quality of life or increased equality for people with a disability, for example, are inherently difficult to quantify, and yet are potentially more significant than the quantified benefits. With that in mind, the scope of this analysis is threefold. First, four hypothetical quantitative, and two hypothetical qualitative, case studies were considered, which are similar to existing buildings but not tied to any known development project. Second, an aggregate analysis estimating the whole of economy costs and benefits of the proposed policy change for prospective investments was conducted. Finally, qualitative aspects of those benefits which were not able to be quantified were considered.
Lift & Change Lift & Change facilities are required to comply with the NSW Lift and Change Facilities Master Checklist. Technically, the Checklist is consistent with the CPTS mentioned above. It is also consistent with the CPTS requirement for an additional standard (i.e. AS 1428.1 compliant) accessible sanitary facility to be provided nearby each Lift & Change facility; this is to ensure that a facility remains available for people who require a standard accessible sanitary facility. Overview of approach Options considered There are two broad types of AACF considered in this analysis: Option A is intended as a minimum necessary specification; and Option B is fully conforming to all the Changing Places / Lift & Change specifications. The technical requirements of Options A and B are provided in Appendix E and Appendix F respectively. The technical requirements of Option A have also been included in the NCC 2019 Public Comment Draft (Volume One), which is available from the ABCB website. The question of whether an AACF could also be counted as a standard accessible sanitary facility (SASF), for the purposes of assessing compliance with the existing Premises Standards and NCC requirements for the provision of accessible sanitary facilities, is also considered in the modelling and is discussed in Section 6.2. Modelling Due to data limitations, certain elements of the benefits associated with this proposed change were not factored into the modelling. Accordingly, while the following chapters discuss quantifiable benefits, it is worth noting that those benefits are just one component of a broader range of benefits. Benefits such as improved quality of life or increased equality for people with a disability, for example, are inherently difficult to quantify, and yet are potentially more significant than the quantified benefits. With that in mind, the scope of this analysis is threefold. First, four hypothetical quantitative, and two hypothetical qualitative, case studies were considered, which are similar to existing buildings but not tied to any known development project. Second, an aggregate analysis estimating the whole of economy costs and benefits of the proposed policy change for prospective investments was conducted. Finally, qualitative aspects of those benefits which were not able to be quantified were considered.
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