Fire and Emergency Services (Domestic Smoke Alarms) Amendment Bill 2016 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1990 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Fire and Emergency Services (Domestic Smoke Alarms) Amendment Act 2016 .

2 Commencement This Act commences on 1 January 2017.

3 Act amended This Act amends the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1990 .

4 Amendment of s 104RA (Definitions for div 5A) (1) Section 104RA, definitions chief executive (land), class 1a building, class 2 building, form of assignment, home owner, manufactured home, property transfer information form, registrar, residential park, site, site agreement and sole-occupancy unit— omit. (2) Section 104RA— insert— class 1a building means a building classified as a class 1a building under the Building Code of Australia. operates when tested, for a smoke alarm, see section 104RAA. sole-occupancy unit in a class 2 building means a sole-occupancy unit, as defined under the Building Code of Australia, in a building classified as a class 2 building under that Code. smoke alarm requirement provision means each of the following— (a) section 104RB; (b) section 104RBA. tenancy means the right to occupy residential premises given under a residential tenancy agreement to which the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 applies. (3) Section 104RA— insert— (2) Subsection (1), definition smoke alarm requirement provision, paragraph (a) and this subsection expire on 31 December 2026.

5 Insertion of new s 104RAA After section 104RA— insert—

104RAA When smoke alarm operates when tested (1) A smoke alarm operates when tested if it operates when tested in a way required under subsection (3). (2) Also, a smoke alarm powered by a battery that is capable of being replaced operates when tested if— (a) the battery in the smoke alarm is replaced; and (b) after the battery is replaced, the smoke alarm operates when tested in the way required under subsection (3). (3) A smoke alarm installed in a domestic dwelling must be tested as follows— (a) for an alarm that can be tested by pressing a button or other device to indicate whether the alarm is capable of detecting smoke—by pressing the button or other device; (b) otherwise— (i) by being tested by the owner of the dwelling in the way stated in the manufacturer's instructions; or (ii) by being tested by a tenant of the dwelling in the way stated in the information statement.