AS 1428.1:2021 Design for Access and Mobility - General Requirements for Access, New Building Work for Compliance Officers
What does AS 1428.1:2021 Design for Access and Mobility - General Requirements for Access, New Building Work require of a Compliance Officer?
AS 1428.1:2021, the Australian Standard for access and mobility in new building work: continuous accessible paths of travel, widths and turning spaces, floor surfaces and grates, signage and tactile indicators, walkways, ramps, landings, stairs and handrails, doorways, door hardware and circulation space, switches, accessible and ambulant sanitary facilities, grabrails and wheelchair seating. Under AS 1428.1:2021 Design for Access and Mobility - General Requirements for Access, New Building Work, which defines 48 controls, a Compliance Officer's work is deciding which controls you own outright, which you share and which belong to another team, then holding the evidence for the first group.
Which AS 1428.1:2021 Design for Access and Mobility - General Requirements for Access, New Building Work controls land on the Compliance Officer
Compliance Officers ensure the organisation meets its regulatory obligations. They manage audit programmes, maintain evidence repositories, track regulatory changes, and coordinate across business units to sustain compliance posture.
AS 1428.1:2021 Design for Access and Mobility - General Requirements for Access, New Building Work defines 48 controls across 7 domains that directly affect the Compliance Officer role. Understanding which controls fall within your ownership, which are shared, and which are owned by other teams is the foundation of effective compliance management.
What a Compliance Officer is accountable for under AS 1428.1:2021 Design for Access and Mobility - General Requirements for Access, New Building Work
Monitoring regulatory changes and assessing their impact on the organisation
Managing internal and external audit programmes and evidence collection
Maintaining compliance documentation, policies, and control frameworks
Coordinating with business units to implement and maintain required controls
Reporting compliance status to senior leadership and regulatory bodies
Where Compliance Officers lose time on AS 1428.1:2021 Design for Access and Mobility - General Requirements for Access, New Building Work
These are the most common obstacles Compliance Officers face when managing AS 1428.1:2021 Design for Access and Mobility - General Requirements for Access, New Building Work compliance, and how to address them:
Challenge 1
Tracking overlapping requirements across multiple regulatory frameworks
Challenge 2
Collecting evidence from multiple teams and systems for audit readiness
Challenge 3
Keeping policies and procedures current as regulations change
Challenge 4
Demonstrating compliance ROI to justify programme investment
Challenge 5
Managing the volume of regulatory change across jurisdictions
A working order for a Compliance Officer starting on AS 1428.1:2021 Design for Access and Mobility - General Requirements for Access, New Building Work
1. Readiness Assessment
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2. Cross-Framework Mapping
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4. Continuous Monitoring
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