Start with the operating model
Compliance flows from what will actually happen in the space - day surgery, GP consulting, allied health, imaging. Defining that early lets the design team map the relevant standards instead of retrofitting them at DA stage.
Common pitfalls
Underestimating disabled amenities requirements, missing radiation shielding sign-off, or leaving accreditation documentation until after handover are the issues we see most often. None of them are hard to solve when raised early; all of them are expensive late.
Documentation as a deliverable
A compliant build is also a documented build. As-built drawings, commissioning reports, finishes schedules and asset registers should be packaged at handover so the operator can move straight into accreditation rather than chasing paperwork.
