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#### 79 Content of fire safety schedules
79 Content of fire safety schedules
> > (1) A fire safety schedule must specify the current and proposed fire safety measures that must be implemented for the building, including statutory fire safety measures and other fire safety measures.
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> > (2) A fire safety schedule must deal with the whole of the building and not only the part of the building to which the development consent, construction certificate or fire safety order relates.
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> > (3) A fire safety schedule must—
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> > > (a) specify and distinguish between the statutory fire safety measures that are—
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> > > > (i) currently implemented for the building, and
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> > > > (ii) proposed or required to be implemented for the building, and
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> > > (b) specify each critical fire safety measure and the intervals, of less than 12 months, at which a supplementary fire safety statement must be given to the council for each measure, and
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> > > (c) specify the minimum standard of performance for each fire safety measure in the schedule.
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> > (3A) A fire safety schedule must, if it relates to building work that is exempt under section 74(4) from compliance with the Building Code of Australia, include details of the exemption.
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> > (4) In this section—
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> > statutory fire safety measures means the measures specified in the following Table—
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> > Table
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> > | Access panels, doors and hoppers to fire-resisting shaftsAutomatic fail-safe devicesAutomatic fire detection and alarm systemsAutomatic fire suppression systemsEmergency liftsEmergency lightingEmergency warning and intercommunication systemsExit signsFire control centres and roomsFire dampersFire doorsFire hose reel systemsFire hydrant systemsFire seals protecting openings in fire-resisting components of the buildingFire shutters | Fire windowsLightweight constructionMechanical air handling systemsPerimeter vehicle access for emergency vehiclesPortable fire extinguishersSafety curtains in proscenium openingsSmoke alarms and heat alarmsSmoke and heat ventsSmoke dampersSmoke detectors and heat detectorsSmoke doorsSolid core doorsStandby power systemsWall-wetting sprinkler and drencher systemsWarning and operational signs |
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> **s 79:** Am 2025 (17), Sch 1\[12\] \[13\].