Monthly Archives: February 2012

Under the Environmental Planning & Assessment Regulation 2000, the owner of the building (in this case the owners corporation) must ensure that each of the items listed in the Fire Safety Certificate have been assessed annually and are still installed and operating to the relevant standard.

An Annual Fire Safety Statement (AFSS) must then be submitted to the Local Council and NSW Fire Brigades, as well as a copy being prominently displayed in the building.

The majority of items listed on the AFSS are usually common property and the responsibility of the owners corporation. However, smoke sensors/detectors may often be the exception.

If the smoke detectors are connected to a common fire board/panel, then they are the responsibility of the owners corporation to repair and maintain.

If the smoke detectors are stand alone and are NOT connected to a common fire board/panel, then they are the responsibility of the owner to repair and maintain (similar to light-fittings). This is the case regardless of whether they are battery operated only, or hard-wired to the lot’s electricity with a back up battery.

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