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Building Act 1975
sec.220Owner must ensure building conforms with fire safety standard
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### sec.220 Owner must ensure building conforms with fire safety standard
The owner of a budget accommodation building must ensure the building conforms with—
the provisions of the fire safety standard about emergency lighting and early warning systems within—
1 year after the standard commences; or
the longer period approved for the building under section 221 ; and
the remaining provisions of the standard within—
3 years after the standard commences; or
the longer period approved for the building under section 221 .
Maximum penalty—165 penalty units.
The building assessment provisions, other than the fire safety standard, apply in relation to a budget accommodation building to which this part does not apply. See the fire safety standard and chapter 4 , part 1 . See also section 21 for development that is accepted development for the Planning Act .
s 220 ins 2002 No. 7 s 4
amd 2009 No. 51 s 28 ; 2016 No. 27 s 92
- (a) the provisions of the fire safety standard about emergency lighting and early warning systems within— (i) 1 year after the standard commences; or (ii) the longer period approved for the building under section 221 ; and
- (i) 1 year after the standard commences; or
- (ii) the longer period approved for the building under section 221 ; and
- (b) the remaining provisions of the standard within— (i) 3 years after the standard commences; or (ii) the longer period approved for the building under section 221 .
- (i) 3 years after the standard commences; or
- (ii) the longer period approved for the building under section 221 .
- (i) 1 year after the standard commences; or
- (ii) the longer period approved for the building under section 221 ; and
- (i) 3 years after the standard commences; or
- (ii) the longer period approved for the building under section 221 .