Prescribed additional requirements for smoke alarms—Act, ss 148N and 148O

In force

(1)

For sections 148N(3)(c) and 148O(3)(c) of the Act, a smoke alarm must—

(a)

comply with AS 3786–2014; and

(b)

contain a photoelectric sensor; and

(c)

contain a mechanism for silencing the alarm; and

(d)

be powered by a battery that is—

(i)

built into the smoke alarm in a way that prevents the battery being removed; and

(ii)

manufactured to power the smoke alarm for at least 10 years without being recharged.

(2)

In this section—

AS 3786–2014 means AS 3786–2014 (Australian standard for smoke alarms using scattered light, transmitted light or ionization).

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