13G
CurrentNo interference with smoke alarms
Part 2ARequirements relating to smoke alarms
13G No interference with smoke alarms
(1) This regulation applies to a smoke alarm installed in residential premises or a moveable dwelling.
(2)
A person must not:
(a)
subject to regulation 13H(2), remove the smoke alarm; or
(b)
remove a battery from the smoke alarm; or
(c) do anything that would reduce the effectiveness of the warning provided by the smoke alarm.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(3)
However, this regulation does not prevent a person from:
(a)
removing the smoke alarm to comply with regulation 13A; or
(b) removing a battery from the smoke alarm to comply with regulation 13C or 13D.
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