226Maintenance responsibility of owner of building or place of public entertainment

226 Maintenance responsibility of owner of building or place of public entertainment (1) The owner of a building or place of public entertainment must ensure that any essential safety measure required to be provided in relation to the building or place by or under the Act or any previous corresponding Act is maintained in a state which enables the essential safety measure to fulfil its purpose. (2) An owner of a building or place of public entertainment does not commit an offence under subregulation (1) if— (a) the essential safety measure is subject to a maintenance determination; or (b) the building or place is subject to an occupancy permit which imposes a condition on the occupier to maintain the essential safety measure and the owner occupies the building or place.