Fire Services Act 1990

The occupier of a building must—

maintain at all times a plan of the action to be taken by persons within the building in the event of fire threatening the building adequate to ensure their own and other persons safety (a fire and evacuation plan); and

provide adequate instructions to prescribed persons in the building concerning the action to be taken by them in the event of fire threatening the building in order to ensure their own and other persons safety.

if the contravention causes multiple deaths—2,000 penalty units or 3 years imprisonment; or

if the contravention causes death or grievous bodily harm—1,000 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment; or

if the contravention causes bodily harm—750 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment; or

otherwise—100 penalty units.

In this section—prescribed person means a person who works or resides in or visits the building for more than a total time, during a period, prescribed under a regulation.