97Smoke alarms in health care buildings

97 Smoke alarms in health care buildings

97 Smoke alarms in health care buildings

(1) This section applies to a class 9a building that is occupied by persons receiving full-time care or patients undergoing medical treatment, who generally require physical assistance to evacuate the building in an emergency (a health care building) and includes the following—

(a) a nursing home,

(b) a facility under the control of a public health organisation within the meaning of the Health Services Act 1997,

(c) a private health facility within the meaning of the Private Health Facilities Act 2007.

(2) This section does not apply to a building that is a clinic, day surgery, day procedure unit or medical centre.

(3) The owner of a health care building must ensure the following are equipped with smoke alarms located where AS 1670.1 requires smoke detectors to be located—

(a) each patient care area,

(b) each public corridor,

(c) any other internal public spaces associated with a patient care area.

Maximum penalty (subsection (3))—

(a) for a corporation—300 penalty units, or

(b) for an individual—150 penalty units.

(4) In this section—

nursing home means a facility at which residential care, within the meaning of the Aged Care Act 1997 of the Commonwealth, is provided.

patient care area has the same meaning as in the Building Code of Australia but does not include a bathroom, ensuite bathing area or toilet area.