Livable-Housing-Design-PCD-NCC-2022

                                                 Public Comment Draft
                                                Livable Housing Design


Part 4               Toilet



4.1                    Location
There must be at least one sanitary compartment within the ground or entry level of a dwelling.


 Information
 The term sanitary compartment refers to a room or space containing a toilet. It applies equally to any type of room or
 space containing a toilet, such as a bathroom, ensuite, powder room or other separate room. It is used in place of the
 word ‘toilet’ for consistency with the wording of the NCC and to avoid confusion with the use of the word ‘toilet’ to refer
 to a plumbing fixture rather than the room in which that fixture is located.



4.2                    Circulation space
A sanitary compartment that is subject to Clause 4.1 must be constructed in accordance with the following:
(a) For a toilet located in a separate sanitary compartment, there must be a clear width of not less than 900 mm between
    the finished surfaces of opposing walls either side of the pan.
(b) For a toilet located in a sanitary compartment that is combined with a bathroom, the pan must be located in a corner
    such that—
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      (i)    the wall adjacent to the pan incorporates the reinforcing required by Clause 6.1; and
      (ii)   the centre-line of the pan is between 450 mm and 460 mm from the finished surface of the wall referred to in (i).
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(c) If a door used to access the sanitary compartment swings inward, a minimum circulation space of 1200 mm must be
    provided from the front edge of the pan to the swing arc of the door to the sanitary compartment.
(d) Compliance with (a), (b) and (c) must be determined in accordance with Figures 4.2a and 4.2b.
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Figure 4.2a:              Circulation space for a toilet located in a separate room


                                     900 mm min.                                     900 mm min.
                                          C
                                          L                                               C
                                                                                          L



                      WC pan                                          WC pan

                Reinforcement                                   Reinforcement




                                                      1200 mm                                         1200 mm




                      Door swing
                                                                       Door swing



                                        820 mm                                          820 mm
                                     clear opening                                   clear opening




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41 Location

There must be at least one sanitary compartment within the ground or entry level of a dwelling.

Information

The term sanitary compartment refers to a room or space containing a toilet. It applies equally to any type of room or
space containing a toilet, such as a bathroom, ensuite, powder room or other separate room. It is used in place of the
word ‘toilet’ for consistency with the wording of the NCC and to avoid confusion with the use of the word ‘toilet’ to refer
to a plumbing fixture rather than the room in which that fixture is located.

4.2 Circulation space
A sanitary compartment that is subject to Clause 4.1 must be constructed in accordance with the following:

(a) Eora toilet located in a separate sanitary compartment, there must be a clear width of not less than 900 mm between
the finished surfaces of opposing walls either side of the pan.

(b) Fora toilet located in a sanitary compartment that is combined with a bathroom, the pan must be located in a corner
such that—

(i) the wall adjacent to the pan incorporates the reinforging required by Clause 6.1; and
(ii) the centre-line of the pan is between 450 mm and 460 mm from the finished surface of the wall referred to in (i).

(c) Ifadoor used to access the sanitary compartment swings inWard, a minimum circulation space of 1200 mm must be
provided from the front edge of the pan to the swinglarc ofthe door to the sanitary compartment.

(d) Compliance with (a), (b) and (c) must be determined inaccordance with Figures 4.2a and 4.2b.

Figure 4.2a: Circulation space for a toilétJlocated in a separate room

900 mm min. 900 mm min.
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WC pan —+ WC pan —4 HO)
Reinforcement —> Reinforcement —>

1200 mm 1200 mm

Door swing
Door swing}

820 mm 820 mm

clear opening clear opening

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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