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#### 123 Fire safety requirements
123 Fire safety requirements
> > (1) An application for a complying development certificate for development involving a change of use of a building must be accompanied by—
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> > > (a) a list of the Category 1 fire safety provisions that currently apply to the existing building, and
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> > > (b) a list of the Category 1 fire safety provisions that will apply to the building after the change of use.
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> > (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to—
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> > > (a) a dwelling house, or
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> > > (b) a building or structure that is ancillary to a dwelling house, or
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> > > (c) a temporary structure.
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> > (3) An application for a complying development certificate for development that involves building work 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 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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> > (4) Subsection (3) does not apply to work in relation to—
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> > > (a) a dwelling house, or
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> > > (b) a building or structure that is ancillary to a dwelling house.
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> > (5) An application for a complying development 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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> > (6) An application for a complying development 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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> > (7) In this section—
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> > alteration to a hydraulic fire safety system has the same meaning as in the [Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2021-0689).