Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008
sec.11General obligations about locking doors
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sec.11 General obligations about locking doors
A person must not lock a door on an evacuation route of a building if the person knows, or reasonably ought to know, that another person is within the building on the internal side of the door. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. The occupier of a building must ensure that a door on an evacuation route of the building is not locked, if the occupier knows, or reasonably ought to know, that a person is within the building on the internal side of the door. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. This section does not apply if section 12 applies. (sec.11-ssec.1) A person must not lock a door on an evacuation route of a building if the person knows, or reasonably ought to know, that another person is within the building on the internal side of the door. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. (sec.11-ssec.2) The occupier of a building must ensure that a door on an evacuation route of the building is not locked, if the occupier knows, or reasonably ought to know, that a person is within the building on the internal side of the door. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. (sec.11-ssec.3) This section does not apply if section 12 applies.