Fire and Emergency Regulations 1996

(1) An accommodation park owner commits an offence if the owner fails to do any of the following in relation to the accommodation park:

(a) ensure all moveable dwellings in the park are separated from each other, buildings, internal roadways and the boundary of the park by at least 3 m at every point;

(b) ensure access into and within the park is sufficient to enable fire-fighting vehicles to enter and access all areas of the park;

(c) comply with AS 2441 (Installation of fire hose reels) in relation to the installation of fire hose reels in the park;

(d) ensure flammable or combustible material does not accumulate in the park in a way that constitutes a danger by fire;

(e) prepare an emergency management plan for the park showing the number of each site and the location of fire-fighting equipment and evacuation points in the park;

(f) ensure all staff employed at the park are trained in the procedures contained in the plan;

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.

Note for subregulation (1)

Requirements relating to the installation and maintenance of smoke alarms are contained in Part 2A.

accommodation park means an area of land used or intended to be used (whether seasonally or not) as a complex of sites or moveable dwellings or both, for which rights of occupancy are conferred under site agreements (whether with or without common areas that may include bathroom, toilet and laundry facilities).

accommodation park owner, for an accommodation park, means any person who is (either wholly or partly) the owner of the business that operates the park.

site agreement means an agreement under which an accommodation park owner grants another person, for valuable consideration, a right to:

(a) occupy a site in the owner's accommodation park, and place a caravan on the site, for residential purposes; or

(b) occupy a site in the owner's accommodation park, and a moveable dwelling made available on the site by the accommodation park owner, for residential purposes.