Changing a fire and evacuation plan
27 Changing a fire and evacuation plan
The occupier of a building must change the fire and evacuation plan for the building no later than 1 month after a change in circumstances affecting—
the plan’s compliance with the requirements under section 21, 22, 23 or 24; or
the implementation of the plan.
Examples of a change in circumstances—
• a person starting or ceasing to be responsible for carrying out evacuation coordination procedures in the building
• refurbishment or a change in the use of the building
Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.
If the managing entity of a multi-occupancy building changes the fire and evacuation plan for the building under subsection (1), the entity must, no later than 1 month after the change, give a written notice about the change to—
each secondary occupier in the building; and
if the building is a high occupancy building—the fire safety adviser for the building.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
For subsection (2)(a), if 2 or more secondary occupiers jointly occupy a part of a building, the managing entity complies with the requirement to give the notice to the occupiers by giving the notice to 1 of the occupiers.
If the secondary occupier of a part of a multi-occupancy building changes the fire and evacuation plan for the part of the building under subsection (1), the occupier must, no later than 1 month after the change, give a written notice about the change to—
the managing entity of the building; and
if the building is a high occupancy building—the fire safety adviser for the building.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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