Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021

This section applies on and from 13 February 2026.

The owner of a building must ensure that the maintenance activities for each essential fire safety measure for the building are undertaken in accordance with—

if a performance solution approved for building work addresses the maintenance activity—the performance solution, or

AS 1851—2012, if the maintenance activity—

is not addressed by a performance solution approved for building work, and

is addressed by AS 1851—2012.

for a corporation—600 penalty units, or

for an individual—300 penalty units.

The owner of a building must—

keep the records required by AS 1851—2012, or the approved performance solution, on site at the building for at least 7 years, and

make the records available for inspection by the Fire Commissioner or the relevant council.

for a corporation—300 penalty units, or

for an individual—150 penalty units.

In this section—

inspection,

testing,

servicing.