Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008
sec.72Retention and transfer of prescribed documents
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sec.72 Retention and transfer of prescribed documents
This section applies to a person, other than a public authority, who is the occupier of a building. Subject to subsections (4) and (5) , the occupier of a building must keep a prescribed document for the building— for at least 2 years after the document was made (the retention period ); or if the document includes entries for more than 1 day—for at least 2 years after the last day for which an entry was made in the document (also the retention period ). Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. Subsection (2) applies whether the prescribed document or an entry in the document— was made before the person became the occupier of the building; or is made while the person is the occupier of the building. Subsection (5) applies if, during the retention period for a prescribed document for a building— the person who is the occupier of the building (the former occupier ) stops being the occupier of the building; and another person (the current occupier ) becomes the occupier of the building. The former occupier must give the prescribed document to the current occupier no later than 1 month after the former occupier stops being the occupier of the building. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. In this section— public authority see the Public Records Act 2002 , schedule 2 . s 72 amd 2014 SL No. 296 s 18 (sec.72-ssec.1) This section applies to a person, other than a public authority, who is the occupier of a building. (sec.72-ssec.2) Subject to subsections (4) and (5) , the occupier of a building must keep a prescribed document for the building— for at least 2 years after the document was made (the retention period ); or if the document includes entries for more than 1 day—for at least 2 years after the last day for which an entry was made in the document (also the retention period ). Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.72-ssec.3) Subsection (2) applies whether the prescribed document or an entry in the document— was made before the person became the occupier of the building; or is made while the person is the occupier of the building. (sec.72-ssec.4) Subsection (5) applies if, during the retention period for a prescribed document for a building— the person who is the occupier of the building (the former occupier ) stops being the occupier of the building; and another person (the current occupier ) becomes the occupier of the building. (sec.72-ssec.5) The former occupier must give the prescribed document to the current occupier no later than 1 month after the former occupier stops being the occupier of the building. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.72-ssec.6) In this section— public authority see the Public Records Act 2002 , schedule 2 .
- (a) for at least 2 years after the document was made (the retention period ); or
- (b) if the document includes entries for more than 1 day—for at least 2 years after the last day for which an entry was made in the document (also the retention period ).