19General warning about class of buildings that may be affected buildings

19 General warning about class of buildings that may be affected buildings

19 General warning about class of buildings that may be affected buildings

(1) The Secretary may issue a notice under this section (a general building safety notice) if the Secretary is satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that a class of buildings may be affected buildings.

(2) A general building safety notice is a notice that identifies the safety risk posed by the use of a building product that is the subject of a building product use ban in the class of buildings concerned.

(3) A general building safety notice is to include the following information—

(a) particulars of the class of buildings that may be affected buildings, to the extent known to the Secretary,

(b) particulars of the relevant building product use ban,

(c) particulars of the safety risk posed by the use of the building product to which the building product use ban applies.

(4) A general building safety notice may be given—

(a) to all councils or to any councils that the Secretary considers appropriate, and

(b) to the Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW, if the safety risk posed by the use of the building product relates to a risk of fire.

(5) The Secretary may publish a general building safety notice on the internet, but only if the Secretary considers that it is in the public interest to do so.