152Smoke alarms

152 Smoke alarms (1) This regulation applies in relation to any installation inside a building of an electrical connection point for an electric vehicle that occurs on or after 1 July 2026. (2) Subject to subregulation (3), the following persons must ensure a smoke alarm is installed in accordance with this regulation: inside the building of an electrical connection point for an electric vehicle; (b) the owner of the building inside of which an electrical Note for subregulation (2) An electrical connection point for an electric vehicle is a power supply device that supplies electrical power for recharging plug-in electric vehicles. It is not a general purpose socket or outlet.

Electrical Safety Regulations 2024 93 (3) No smoke alarm is required to be installed in a building if: (a) the building is used for commercial purposes; and (b) the building is equipped with a fire suppression system above all electrical connection points for electric vehicles; and (c) a written risk assessment was undertaken by a competent (d) the risk assessment shows that smoke alarms would not minimise the risk more than the fire suppression system. (4) The smoke alarm must be: (a) located on the ceiling above any electrical connection point; and (b) integrated with any other smoke alarms in the building inside of which the electrical connection point is installed. (5) If there are multiple electrical connection points for electric vehicles in proximity to each other, one smoke alarm may be installed for every 2 electrical connection points.