9Fire safety documents to accompany application for construction certificate

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—

(a) a list of the existing fire safety measures provided in relation to the land or an existing building on the land, and

(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.

(2) An application for a construction certificate for fire alarm communication link works must be accompanied by—

(a) a plan that indicates the location of the new fire alarm communication link and associated works, and

(b) a document that describes the design, construction and mode of operation of the new fire alarm communication link and associated works.

(3) An application for a construction certificate for an alteration to a hydraulic fire safety system must be accompanied by—

(a) a plan that indicates the location of the alteration and associated works, and

(b) a document that describes—

(i) the required pressure and flow characteristics of the hydraulic fire safety system that will be altered, and

(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

(iii) the design, construction and performance of the alteration and associated works.

(4) In this section—

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.

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.

private service provider means a person or body that has entered into an agreement with Fire and Rescue NSW to monitor fire alarm systems.