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Building Products (Safety) Act 2017
19General warning about class of buildings that may be affected buildings
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#### 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.
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> > (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.
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> > (3) A general building safety notice is to include the following information—
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> > > (a) particulars of the class of buildings that may be affected buildings, to the extent known to the Secretary,
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> > > (b) particulars of the relevant building product use ban,
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> > > (c) particulars of the safety risk posed by the use of the building product to which the building product use ban applies.
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> > (4) A general building safety notice may be given—
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> > > (a) to all councils or to any councils that the Secretary considers appropriate, and
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> > > (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.
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> > (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.