Accessible Adult Change Facilities

Clause F2.9 of the BCA requires the installation of accessible adult change facilities in certain types of buildings. This includes a class 6 shopping centre which caters for more than 3500 people, sporting venue in a Class 9b building catering for more than 35000 spectators, swimming pool in a Class 9b building which is required to be accessible, museum, art gallery or theatre catering for more than 1500 patrons, terminal buildings at domestic or international airports that are also required to comply with the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002,

An accessible adult change facility is a type of sanitary compartment that includes a hoist and adult size change table in addition to a peninsula-type toilet pan and other fixtures and fittings. Its purpose is to provide a suitable toilet for people with more complex or profound disability who may be unable to use standard accessible toilets.

Accessible adult change facilities are required to be designed and constructed in accordance with Specification F2.9, which sets out the technical requirements for these facilities. Accessible adult change facilities are provided separately and in addition to any other sanitary or accessible sanitary compartment.