Fire exits and fire exit doors
109 Fire exits and fire exit doors
A person must not place anything that may obstruct the free passage of persons in a fire exit area for a building.
A person must not, without lawful excuse, interfere with or obstruct the following—
a fire exit door or the operation of a fire exit door for a building,
the operation of a fire door providing access to a building’s fire exit.
The owner of a building must ensure that—
each fire exit area for the building is kept clear of anything that may obstruct the free passage of persons, and
the operation of a fire exit door is not interfered with or obstructed, except with lawful excuse.
In this section—
fire exit area, for a building, means the following—
a fire exit for the building,
a path of travel leading to a fire exit for the building.
fire exit door, for a building, means a doorway or door that—
serves as or forms part of a fire exit for the building, or
is located in a path of travel leading to a fire exit for the building.
Maximum penalty (subsections (1)–(3))—
for a corporation—150 penalty units, or
for an individual—75 penalty units.
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