Design guidelines

Our design guidelines define the processes and procedures that inform how we design, plan and construct health infrastructure.

Guidelines provide information to assist health services, consultants, contractors and our partners to effectively plan and design health facilities.

The following design guidelines are available through these links:

Aged care

• Public sector residential aged care services (interim) facility design guidelines

Australasian Health Facility Guidelines

• Australasian Health Facility Guidelines - Full guidelines

Alcohol and other Drug

• Alcohol and other drug - Health facility briefing and planning (PDF)

Early parenting centres

• Early parenting centres facility design guidelines

Health planning and development

• Masterplanning guidelines

Mental health

• Guidelines for behavioural assessment rooms in hospital emergency departments (PDF)
• Standard component: Behavioural assessment room - Room Layout Sheet (PDF)
• Standard component: Behavioural assessment room - Room Data Sheet (PDF)
• Mental Health Prevention and Recovery - Health facility briefing and planning
• Standard component: Mental health tribunal room (PDF)

Universal design

• Universal design