The heart of safety
Local Councils, as the regulatory bodies for buildings in NSW, are required by legislation to ensure all existing buildings are brought up to a current level of life safety. This means that for one of the reasons below, your building may be served with a council fire upgrade order:
- DA, CDC or non-compliant AFSS submission.
- Complaint regarding fire and life safety.
- Random or planned Council site visit.
A Council Fire Order upgrade often requires the building improve the life and fire safety including improving fire rating of building components, installation of some alarms, smoke detection, emergency & exit lighting, sprinklers, etc.
Council has the legislative right to make this order, so owners receiving one should act immediately to get advice from Astute Fire as the scope and timeframe for compliance can only be effectively argued if the communication is started while the order is still in the 21-day proposal period.