Fire Services Act 1990
sec.146QObligation to prepare fire safety management plan
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sec.146Q Obligation to prepare fire safety management plan
This section applies to a budget accommodation building only if— construction of the building started before the commencement of this section; or construction of the building was— approved under the repealed Integrated Planning Act 1997 before the commencement; and started on or after the commencement; or an application for approval to construct the building— was made under the repealed Integrated Planning Act 1997 before the commencement; and the approval is given on or after the commencement. The owner of the budget accommodation building must prepare a fire safety management plan for the building within 1 year after the commencement. Maximum penalty— if the contravention causes multiple deaths—2,000 penalty units or 3 years imprisonment; or if the contravention causes death or grievous bodily harm—1,000 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment; or if the contravention causes bodily harm—750 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment; or otherwise—100 penalty units. s 146Q (prev s 104FA) ins 2002 No. 7 s 12 amd 2006 No. 49 s 23 ; 2009 No. 36 s 872 sch 2 reloc and renum 2024 No. 22 s 56 (2) (sec.146Q-ssec.1) This section applies to a budget accommodation building only if— construction of the building started before the commencement of this section; or construction of the building was— approved under the repealed Integrated Planning Act 1997 before the commencement; and started on or after the commencement; or an application for approval to construct the building— was made under the repealed Integrated Planning Act 1997 before the commencement; and the approval is given on or after the commencement. (sec.146Q-ssec.2) The owner of the budget accommodation building must prepare a fire safety management plan for the building within 1 year after the commencement. Maximum penalty— if the contravention causes multiple deaths—2,000 penalty units or 3 years imprisonment; or if the contravention causes death or grievous bodily harm—1,000 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment; or if the contravention causes bodily harm—750 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment; or otherwise—100 penalty units.
- (a) construction of the building started before the commencement of this section; or
- (b) construction of the building was— (i) approved under the repealed Integrated Planning Act 1997 before the commencement; and (ii) started on or after the commencement; or
- (i) approved under the repealed Integrated Planning Act 1997 before the commencement; and
- (ii) started on or after the commencement; or
- (c) an application for approval to construct the building— (i) was made under the repealed Integrated Planning Act 1997 before the commencement; and (ii) the approval is given on or after the commencement.
- (i) was made under the repealed Integrated Planning Act 1997 before the commencement; and