Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008
sec.55Keeping record of maintenance
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sec.55 Keeping record of maintenance
The occupier of a building must keep a record of maintenance, in compliance with subsections (2) and (3) , for the maintenance of each prescribed fire safety installation for the building. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. The record of maintenance must state each of the following— a description of the prescribed fire safety installation on which the maintenance was carried out; if the maintenance was carried out by an appropriately qualified person—the name and licence number of the person who carried out the maintenance; if the maintenance was not carried out personally by an appropriately qualified person—the name and licence number of the appropriately qualified person under whose personal supervision the maintenance was carried out; the date the maintenance was carried out (the maintenance date ); a brief description of the maintenance carried out; that the maintenance was carried out in compliance with QDC, part MP6.1; the results of the maintenance of the installation, including— whether or not the person carrying out the maintenance considered the installation was in proper working order; and the details of any repair or other corrective action the person considered was required for the installation; and the details, including the date, of any repairs made to the installation or any other corrective action taken. Also, the record of maintenance must include— a statement, signed by the person who carried out the maintenance, certifying that the matters stated in the record of maintenance under subsection (2) are correct; and if the occupier has been given a critical defect notice relating to a prescribed fire safety installation mentioned in the record of maintenance—the notice. s 55 amd 2008 SL No. 413 s 7 (sec.55-ssec.1) The occupier of a building must keep a record of maintenance, in compliance with subsections (2) and (3) , for the maintenance of each prescribed fire safety installation for the building. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.55-ssec.2) The record of maintenance must state each of the following— a description of the prescribed fire safety installation on which the maintenance was carried out; if the maintenance was carried out by an appropriately qualified person—the name and licence number of the person who carried out the maintenance; if the maintenance was not carried out personally by an appropriately qualified person—the name and licence number of the appropriately qualified person under whose personal supervision the maintenance was carried out; the date the maintenance was carried out (the maintenance date ); a brief description of the maintenance carried out; that the maintenance was carried out in compliance with QDC, part MP6.1; the results of the maintenance of the installation, including— whether or not the person carrying out the maintenance considered the installation was in proper working order; and the details of any repair or other corrective action the person considered was required for the installation; and the details, including the date, of any repairs made to the installation or any other corrective action taken. (sec.55-ssec.3) Also, the record of maintenance must include— a statement, signed by the person who carried out the maintenance, certifying that the matters stated in the record of maintenance under subsection (2) are correct; and if the occupier has been given a critical defect notice relating to a prescribed fire safety installation mentioned in the record of maintenance—the notice.