129Requirements for permits involving fire safety matters

129 Requirements for permits involving fire safety matters (1) The report and consent of the chief officer must be obtained to an application for a building permit which involves any of the following fire safety matters if those matters do not meet the deemed-to-satisfy provisions of the BCA— (a) fire hydrants; (b) fire control centres or fire control rooms; (c) fire precautions during construction; (d) fire mains; (e) control valves; (f) booster assemblies; (g) open space and perimeter vehicular access to the extent it relates to emergency vehicles; (h) fire indicator panels; (i) fire services controls in passenger lift cars. (2) In a report under subregulation (1), the chief officer may consent to a variation of the requirements of the BCA if the chief officer is satisfied that a satisfactory degree of fire safety is achieved. (3) When a building permit is issued which involves the installation of fire sprinklers and the installation does not meet the deemed-to-satisfy provisions of the BCA, the relevant building surveyor must forward details of the installation to the chief officer.