Building Act 2016
235Fire hazards
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235 Fire hazards
For the purposes of this Part, a building or temporary structure is a fire hazard if –
(a) it has –
(i) insufficient means of escape for its occupants in the event of fire; or
(ii) insufficient measures to manage smoke hazard; or
(iii) insufficient measures to detect fire and to alert occupants; or
(iv) insufficient measures to suppress and fight fires; or
(v) insufficient fire compartmentation or fire separation; and
(b) the permit authority, of the relevant municipal area, considers the building or structure a risk to life or property.