Western Australian Current Regulations

HEALTH (PUBLIC BUILDINGS) REGULATIONS 1992 - REG 7B

7B .         Floor area, calculation of

                To calculate the floor area of a public building for the purposes of regulation 7 and the definition of large licensed premises  —

            (a)         measurements shall be taken within the finished surfaces of the internal walls of the public building; and

            (b)         measurements of any external areas of the public building shall only be taken of the parts of the external areas where people would normally be expected to assemble; and

            (c)         areas occupied by lifts, lift‑wells, stairways, ramps, escalators, passages, hallways, corridors, lobbies, fixtures and similar areas shall not be included; and

            (d)         kitchens, stages, sanitary areas, and staff areas, including staff areas behind counters, shall not be included.

        [Regulation 7B inserted: Gazette 7 Jun 2002 p. 2724‑5.]