sec.34Appointment of fire safety advisers for high occupancy buildings

sec.34 Appointment of fire safety advisers for high occupancy buildings

Subject to subsections (3) and (4) , the occupier of a high occupancy building must appoint a person who holds a current building fire safety qualification as the fire safety adviser for the building. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. If the occupier is the occupier of 2 or more high occupancy buildings, the occupier may appoint the same person as the fire safety adviser for 2 or more of the buildings. Subsection (4) applies if an entity (also the occupier ) starts to occupy a high occupancy building. The occupier is not required to appoint a fire safety adviser for the building until 1 month after the occupier starts to occupy the building. A person’s appointment as a fire safety adviser ends if the person no longer holds a current building fire safety qualification. In this section— current building fire safety qualification means a building fire safety qualification issued within the last 3 years. See section 83 about compliance with subsections (1) to (4) . (sec.34-ssec.1) Subject to subsections (3) and (4) , the occupier of a high occupancy building must appoint a person who holds a current building fire safety qualification as the fire safety adviser for the building. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. (sec.34-ssec.2) If the occupier is the occupier of 2 or more high occupancy buildings, the occupier may appoint the same person as the fire safety adviser for 2 or more of the buildings. (sec.34-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies if an entity (also the occupier ) starts to occupy a high occupancy building. (sec.34-ssec.4) The occupier is not required to appoint a fire safety adviser for the building until 1 month after the occupier starts to occupy the building. (sec.34-ssec.5) A person’s appointment as a fire safety adviser ends if the person no longer holds a current building fire safety qualification. (sec.34-ssec.6) In this section— current building fire safety qualification means a building fire safety qualification issued within the last 3 years. See section 83 about compliance with subsections (1) to (4) .