Fire Services Act 1990
sec.147CDefinitions for div 3A
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sec.147C Definitions for div 3A
In this division— clear floor surface area means an area of floor on or above which there is nothing that would unduly restrict a person in going across the area. fire safety system , for a building, means the building’s features, and procedures established for the building, providing for all or any of the following— warning the building’s occupants about a fire emergency; safe evacuation of the building’s occupants; extinguishing or restricting the spread of fire in the building. licensed building means a building, or the part of a building, that comprises particular licensed premises under the Liquor Act 1992 . occupancy notice see section 147H . s 147C def occupancy notice amd 2024 No. 22 s 92 sch 1 occupancy number , for a building, means the occupancy number stated in an occupancy notice in force for the building. risk of overcrowding , for a building, means a risk that not all occupants of the building would be able to safely evacuate if a fire or hazardous materials emergency happened. s 147C prev s 147C ins 2014 No. 17 s 100 om 2024 No. 18 s 11 pres s 147C (prev s 104KA) ins 2006 No. 49 s 27 reloc and renum 2024 No. 22 s 56 (2)
- (a) warning the building’s occupants about a fire emergency;
- (b) safe evacuation of the building’s occupants;
- (c) extinguishing or restricting the spread of fire in the building.