Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) Except where
automatic sliding doors are provided exit doors shall be constructed to open
in the direction of egress unless the local government otherwise approves.
(2) Notwithstanding
subregulation (1), where the maximum occupancy of a public building does
not exceed 50 persons the local government may approve of manually operated
sliding exit doors for the public building.
(3) Except where
sliding exit doors are provided exit doors in —
(a) a
cinema, theatre or any public building that is intended to accommodate 400
persons or more shall be fitted with —
(i)
automatic panic bolts; or
(ii)
where the exit doors are double leafed, a rim lock or
other type of lock on the second leaf so that when the panic bolt is released
on the first leaf both leaves open freely; or
(iii)
such fittings as are approved by the Chief Health
Officer.
[(b) deleted]
(4) Exit doors in a
public building shall not be fitted with barrel bolts.
(5) The occupier of a
public building that has an occupancy exceeding 50 persons shall ensure
that the building has more than one exit unless the local government otherwise
approves.
[Regulation 14 amended: Gazette
3 Aug 2001 p. 3961 and 3965 (disallowed: Gazette
20 Nov 2001 p. 6012); 7 Jun 2002 p. 2728 and
2731; 10 Jan 2017 p. 277; 24 Jan 2017 p. 743.]