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Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021
100Person must not remove or interfere with smoke alarm
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100 Person must not remove or interfere with smoke alarm
100 Person must not remove or interfere with smoke alarm
(1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, remove or interfere with the operation of a smoke alarm or heat alarm installed in a building in which persons sleep.
Maximum penalty (subsection (1))—20 penalty units.
(2) A person does not commit an offence under this section if the person removes or interferes with the operation of a smoke alarm or heat alarm to repair, maintain or replace the smoke alarm or heat alarm.