Owner must install smoke alarm—requirements being phased out by 31 December 2026
147Y Owner must install smoke alarm—requirements being phased out by 31 December 2026
Note—The requirements in this section will not apply after 31 December 2026. However, before this section expires, these requirements are replaced by the requirements in section 147Z in particular circumstances.
The owner of a domestic dwelling must install smoke alarms in the dwelling in compliance with this section.Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.
However, this section does not apply to a domestic dwelling if section 147Z applies to the dwelling.
Each smoke alarm must comply with AS 3786–2014 (Australian standard for smoke alarms using scattered light, transmitted light or ionization) and must be installed in accordance with—
for a sole-occupancy unit in a class 2 building—specification E 2.2a, clause 3(c)(i) of the Building Code of Australia as in effect on 1 January 2017; or
for a class 1a building—specification 3.7.2.3 of the Building Code of Australia as in effect on 1 January 2017.
This section expires on 31 December 2026.
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