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Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021
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#### 9 Fire safety documents to accompany application for construction certificate
9 Fire safety documents to accompany application for construction certificate
> > (1) An application for a construction certificate for building work that does not relate to a dwelling house, or to a building or structure that is ancillary to a dwelling house, must be accompanied by—
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> > > (a) a list of the existing fire safety measures provided in relation to the land or an existing building on the land, and
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> > > (b) a list of the proposed fire safety measures to be provided in relation to the land and buildings on the land as a consequence of the building work.
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> > (2) An application for a construction certificate for fire alarm communication link works must be accompanied by—
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> > > (a) a plan that indicates the location of the new fire alarm communication link and associated works, and
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> > > (b) a document that describes the design, construction and mode of operation of the new fire alarm communication link and associated works.
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> > (3) An application for a construction certificate for an alteration to a hydraulic fire safety system must be accompanied by—
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> > > (a) a plan that indicates the location of the alteration and associated works, and
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> > > (b) a document that describes—
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> > > > (i) the required pressure and flow characteristics of the hydraulic fire safety system that will be altered, and
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> > > > (ii) the pressure and flow characteristics that will be available from the town main following mains pressure reduction by or on behalf of the relevant water utility, and
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> > > > (iii) the design, construction and performance of the alteration and associated works.
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> > (4) In this section—
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> > fire alarm communication link means the part of a fire alarm system that transmits a fire alarm signal from the system to an alarm monitoring network.
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> > fire alarm communication link works means the installation or conversion of a fire alarm communication link to connect with the fire alarm monitoring network of a private service provider, but does not include works associated with the alteration of or change of building use for an existing building.
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> > private service provider means a person or body that has entered into an agreement with Fire and Rescue NSW to monitor fire alarm systems.