Victorian Numbered Regulations

BUILDING REGULATIONS 2018 (SR NO 38 OF 2018) - REG 138

For the purposes of regulation 137(a)(i) and (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 1·5 m above the ground level or the internal floor level (as the case requires), 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.