Victorian Numbered Regulations

BUILDING (INTERIM) REGULATIONS 2005 (SR NO 51 OF 2005) - REG 704

        For the purposes of regulations 703(a)(i) and 703(c)(ii)—

        (a)     the door or gate must have a self-locking or self-latching device that prevents the door or gate, if the door or gate is in its closed position, from being opened by a person unable to reach the opening mechanism for the door or gate; and

        (b)     the opening mechanism on the door or gate must be located not less than 1·5m above the ground, or the internal floor, level (as the case may be), measured from the approach side; and

        (c)     the door or gate must be fitted with a device that returns the door or gate to its closed position ¾

              (i)     from any position in the range of positions from fully open to resting on the lock or latch; and

              (ii)     from a stationary start from any position within that range without the application of manual force.