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Building Act 1975
sec.231AMOwner and operator must ensure RCB continues to comply with fire safety standard (RCB)
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### sec.231AM Owner and operator must ensure RCB continues to comply with fire safety standard (RCB)
This section applies if a fire safety (RCB) compliance certificate, or a certificate of occupancy relating to building work done to an RCB to make it comply with the fire safety standard (RCB), is issued for an RCB.
Unless the person has a reasonable excuse, the owner of an RCB and, if the owner is not its operator, the operator must—
ensure the RCB complies with the fire safety standard (RCB) at all times; and
if any event causes the RCB not to comply—
as soon as practicable, take action necessary to restore compliance; and
have the RCB assessed by an RCB assessor; and
obtain a fire safety (RCB) compliance certificate, or a certificate of occupancy, for the RCB.
a change in the operation of the RCB including, for example a change to the ratio of staff to residents
Maximum penalty—165 penalty units.
s 231AM ins 2011 No. 72 s 232
amd 2020 No. 24 s 153 s ch 1 pt 2
(sec.231AM-ssec.1) This section applies if a fire safety (RCB) compliance certificate, or a certificate of occupancy relating to building work done to an RCB to make it comply with the fire safety standard (RCB), is issued for an RCB.
(sec.231AM-ssec.2) Unless the person has a reasonable excuse, the owner of an RCB and, if the owner is not its operator, the operator must— ensure the RCB complies with the fire safety standard (RCB) at all times; and if any event causes the RCB not to comply— as soon as practicable, take action necessary to restore compliance; and have the RCB assessed by an RCB assessor; and obtain a fire safety (RCB) compliance certificate, or a certificate of occupancy, for the RCB. a change in the operation of the RCB including, for example a change to the ratio of staff to residents Maximum penalty—165 penalty units.
- (a) ensure the RCB complies with the fire safety standard (RCB) at all times; and
- (b) if any event causes the RCB not to comply— (i) as soon as practicable, take action necessary to restore compliance; and (ii) have the RCB assessed by an RCB assessor; and (iii) obtain a fire safety (RCB) compliance certificate, or a certificate of occupancy, for the RCB. Example of event causing RCB not to comply— a change in the operation of the RCB including, for example a change to the ratio of staff to residents
- (i) as soon as practicable, take action necessary to restore compliance; and
- (ii) have the RCB assessed by an RCB assessor; and
- (iii) obtain a fire safety (RCB) compliance certificate, or a certificate of occupancy, for the RCB.
- (i) as soon as practicable, take action necessary to restore compliance; and
- (ii) have the RCB assessed by an RCB assessor; and
- (iii) obtain a fire safety (RCB) compliance certificate, or a certificate of occupancy, for the RCB.