Strata Schemes Management Regulation 2016

A building in a strata scheme is a building to which section 118 of the Act applies if the building contains lots used for residential purposes.

A window within any such building is a window to which section 118 of the Act applies if—

it is a window within the meaning of the Building Code of Australia, and

it can be opened, and

the lowest level of the window opening is less than 1.7 metres above the surface of any internal floor that abuts the wall of which it forms part, and

that internal floor is 2 metres or more above the ground surface, or any external surface, below the window that abuts the wall, and

it is a window on common property to which access can be gained from a residence in a strata scheme or a window on any part of the building that is part of a residence.

A screen, lock or any other device is a complying window safety device for the purposes of section 118 of the Act if it—

is capable of restricting the opening of a window so that a sphere having a diameter of 125 millimetres or more cannot pass through the window opening, and

is capable of resisting an outward horizontal action of 250 newtons, and

has a child resistant release mechanism, in the case of a device that can be removed, overridden or unlocked.

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