Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008
sec.71Keeping plans and other particular documents
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sec.71 Keeping plans and other particular documents
This section applies to— the owner of a budget accommodation building for which a fire safety management plan is required under section 27 of the Building Act or the Fire Services Act 1990 , section 146Q ; or the occupier of a building used for conducting a residential service for which a fire safety management plan is required under the Residential Services (Accreditation) Act 2002 , section 75 ; or the occupier of a building who is required to keep— a fire and evacuation plan for the building under the Fire Services Act 1990 , section 146O (1) (a) ; or a prescribed document for the building under this regulation. The owner or occupier must keep a copy of the plan or document— in the building; and in a secure place in other premises. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. For subsection (2) , if a copy of a plan or document is kept in electronic form at a place, the information contained in the electronic form of the plan or document must be readily accessible at the place so as to be usable for subsequent reference. s 71 amd 2014 SL No. 296 s 17 ; 2024 Act No. 22 s 92 sch 1 ; 2025 SL No. 53 s 9 (sec.71-ssec.1) This section applies to— the owner of a budget accommodation building for which a fire safety management plan is required under section 27 of the Building Act or the Fire Services Act 1990 , section 146Q ; or the occupier of a building used for conducting a residential service for which a fire safety management plan is required under the Residential Services (Accreditation) Act 2002 , section 75 ; or the occupier of a building who is required to keep— a fire and evacuation plan for the building under the Fire Services Act 1990 , section 146O (1) (a) ; or a prescribed document for the building under this regulation. (sec.71-ssec.2) The owner or occupier must keep a copy of the plan or document— in the building; and in a secure place in other premises. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.71-ssec.3) For subsection (2) , if a copy of a plan or document is kept in electronic form at a place, the information contained in the electronic form of the plan or document must be readily accessible at the place so as to be usable for subsequent reference.
- (a) the owner of a budget accommodation building for which a fire safety management plan is required under section 27 of the Building Act or the Fire Services Act 1990 , section 146Q ; or
- (b) the occupier of a building used for conducting a residential service for which a fire safety management plan is required under the Residential Services (Accreditation) Act 2002 , section 75 ; or
- (c) the occupier of a building who is required to keep— (i) a fire and evacuation plan for the building under the Fire Services Act 1990 , section 146O (1) (a) ; or (ii) a prescribed document for the building under this regulation.