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Building Act 1975
sec.229Obligations of entities about guidelines for fire safety standard and fire safety management plans
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### sec.229 Obligations of entities about guidelines for fire safety standard and fire safety management plans
In carrying out a function or power conferred on an entity under this Act or another local government Act, the entity must have regard to—
for a matter relating to the fire safety standard—the information in the fire safety standard guidelines; or
for a matter relating to the fire safety management plan—the information in the fire safety management plan guidelines.
In ensuring a budget accommodation building conforms with the fire safety standard, the owner of the building must have regard to the information in the fire safety standard guidelines.
In preparing a fire safety management plan for a budget accommodation building, the owner of the building must have regard to the information in—
the fire safety standard guidelines; and
the fire safety management plan guidelines.
In this section—
fire safety management plan guidelines means the guidelines made under the Fire Services Act 1990 , section 146T .
fire safety standard guidelines means the guidelines made under section 218 .
local government Act means the City of Brisbane Act 2010 or a Local Government Act within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2009 , schedule 4 .
s 229 ins 2002 No. 7 s 4
amd 2009 No. 17 s 331 sch 1 ; 2013 No. 5 s 94 sch ; 2013 No. 30 s 9 sch 1 ; 2014 No. 17 s 184 sch 1 pt 2 ; 2024 No. 22 s 92 sch 1
(sec.229-ssec.1) In carrying out a function or power conferred on an entity under this Act or another local government Act, the entity must have regard to— for a matter relating to the fire safety standard—the information in the fire safety standard guidelines; or for a matter relating to the fire safety management plan—the information in the fire safety management plan guidelines.
(sec.229-ssec.2) In ensuring a budget accommodation building conforms with the fire safety standard, the owner of the building must have regard to the information in the fire safety standard guidelines.
(sec.229-ssec.3) In preparing a fire safety management plan for a budget accommodation building, the owner of the building must have regard to the information in— the fire safety standard guidelines; and the fire safety management plan guidelines.
(sec.229-ssec.4) In this section— fire safety management plan guidelines means the guidelines made under the Fire Services Act 1990 , section 146T . fire safety standard guidelines means the guidelines made under section 218 . local government Act means the City of Brisbane Act 2010 or a Local Government Act within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2009 , schedule 4 .
- (a) for a matter relating to the fire safety standard—the information in the fire safety standard guidelines; or
- (b) for a matter relating to the fire safety management plan—the information in the fire safety management plan guidelines.
- (a) the fire safety standard guidelines; and
- (b) the fire safety management plan guidelines.