Building Act 2016
240Fire upgrading notice
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240 Fire upgrading notice
(1) A permit authority is to issue a fire upgrading notice to an owner of premises if a fire upgrading report issued by the permit authority under section 239 in respect of the premises states that a fire hazard exists.
(2) A fire upgrading notice is to –
(a) require the owner to show cause within the prescribed period why the owner should not perform the program of work specified in the fire upgrading report; and
(b) be accompanied by a copy of the relevant fire upgrading report.