2.34m ceiling - Options?

My first post here everyone, be gentle!

I have done quite a bit of reading on this and am still unsure on the best way to proceed.

I have two full renovated rooms on the bottom floor of my Queenslander, however the ceiling heights come in at 2.34m, obviously below legal height.

My thoughts now are -

• I have seen some people possibly apply for relaxations to get these approved, possible/likely?
• Could I remove the ceiling and treat the floor above as the ceiling, leaving the joists exposed? I see there are different statements around ~50% of the ceiling must be above 2.4m etc? Do some inspectors accept this?

Further to this, as this is my first home, what exactly is the process to applying for a room to be approved as habitable?

Other ideas I toyed with were replacing joists with smaller options, but definitely getting into the more expensive territory... Thankyou!


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