Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008 (Qld)

Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008.

2 Commencement This regulation commences on 1 July 2008.

3 Definitions The dictionary in schedule 3 defines particular words used in this regulation.

4 Main objects of regulation The main objects of this regulation are— (a) to ensure persons can evacuate buildings safely and quickly if a fire or hazardous materials emergency happens; and (b) to ensure prescribed fire safety installations for buildings are maintained.

4A Rounding of amounts expressed as numbers of fee units (1) This section applies for working out the amount of a fee expressed in this regulation as a number of fee units. (2) For the purpose of the Acts Interpretation Act 1954, section 48C(3), the amount is to be rounded down to the nearest multiple of 5 cents. Example— Section 64A(3)(b) provides for a fee of 62.05 fee units. If the value of a fee unit for this regulation were $1.015, the number of dollars obtained by multiplying $1.015 by 62.05 would be $62.98075. After rounding down, the amount of the fee would be $62.95.

Part 2 Means of escape from buildings

Division 1 Interpretation

5 Meaning of evacuation route (1) An evacuation route, in relation to a building, means— (a) for division 4—a path of travel from any place in the building, through a final exit of the building, to a place of safety outside the building; or (b) otherwise—a path of travel from a common area of the building, through a final exit of the building, to a place of safety outside the building. (2) An evacuation route includes the space above a path of travel.

6 Meaning of common area (1) A common area of a building means a part of a building that is designed or constructed to be used as a thoroughfare. Examples of a common area— a hallway, corridor, passageway, landing, stairway or ramp (2) However, a common area of a building does not include a part of a building that is— (a) used entirely or mainly as a residence; and (b) occupied by a person who owns, or is a tenant of, the part of the building.