Fire Services Act 1990
sec.146XObligations about guidelines for fire safety standard and fire safety management plans
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sec.146X Obligations about guidelines for fire safety standard and fire safety management plans
In carrying out a function or power conferred on an entity under this Act, the entity must have regard to— for a matter relating to the fire safety standard—the information in the fire safety standard guidelines; or for a matter relating to the fire safety management plan—the information in the fire safety management plan guidelines. In ensuring a budget accommodation building conforms with the fire safety standard, the owner of the building must have regard to the information in the fire safety standard guidelines. In preparing a fire safety management plan for a budget accommodation building, the owner of the building must have regard to the information in— the fire safety standard guidelines; and the fire safety management plan guidelines. In this section— fire safety management plan guidelines means the guidelines made under section 146T . fire safety standard guidelines means the guidelines made under the Building Act 1975 , section 218 . s 146X (prev s 104FH) ins 2002 No. 7 s 12 amd 1975 No. 11 s 283 (3) (a) (amd 2006 No. 36 s 69 ); 2024 No. 22 s 92 sch 1 reloc and renum 2024 No. 22 s 56 (2) (sec.146X-ssec.1) In carrying out a function or power conferred on an entity under this Act, the entity must have regard to— for a matter relating to the fire safety standard—the information in the fire safety standard guidelines; or for a matter relating to the fire safety management plan—the information in the fire safety management plan guidelines. (sec.146X-ssec.2) In ensuring a budget accommodation building conforms with the fire safety standard, the owner of the building must have regard to the information in the fire safety standard guidelines. (sec.146X-ssec.3) In preparing a fire safety management plan for a budget accommodation building, the owner of the building must have regard to the information in— the fire safety standard guidelines; and the fire safety management plan guidelines. (sec.146X-ssec.4) In this section— fire safety management plan guidelines means the guidelines made under section 146T . fire safety standard guidelines means the guidelines made under the Building Act 1975 , section 218 .
- (a) for a matter relating to the fire safety standard—the information in the fire safety standard guidelines; or
- (b) for a matter relating to the fire safety management plan—the information in the fire safety management plan guidelines.
- (a) the fire safety standard guidelines; and
- (b) the fire safety management plan guidelines.