Queensland Consolidated Regulations

BUILDING FIRE SAFETY REGULATION 2008 - REG 19

19 Meaning of person with special needs

For arranging the evacuation of persons from a building, a
"person with special needs" is a person for whom it is reasonable to make different arrangements from other persons because of—

(a) a characteristic of the person; or

Examples of a characteristic of a person—

1 The person has a disability.

2 The person is a child.

3 The person is affected by liquor.

(b) a matter relating to the person’s presence in the building.

Examples of a matter for paragraph (b)—

1 The person is in lawful custody in the building.

2 The person works in an area of a building in which access or egress is restricted, including, for example, a basement.

3 The person works in a hazardous area of a building, including, for example, an area in which there are hazardous materials.