Fire Services Act 1990
sec.147DObject of div 3A
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sec.147D Object of div 3A
The object of this division is to help ensure the occupants of licensed buildings can safely evacuate if a fire or hazardous materials emergency happens. The object is to be achieved by— identifying licensed buildings with an unacceptable risk of overcrowding; and for each of the identified buildings, establishing and implementing a safe limit on the number of persons who may be present in the building at any one time. s 147D prev s 147D ins 2014 No. 17 s 100 om 2024 No. 18 s 11 pres s 147D (prev s 104KB) ins 2006 No. 49 s 27 reloc and renum 2024 No. 22 s 56 (2) (sec.147D-ssec.1) The object of this division is to help ensure the occupants of licensed buildings can safely evacuate if a fire or hazardous materials emergency happens. (sec.147D-ssec.2) The object is to be achieved by— identifying licensed buildings with an unacceptable risk of overcrowding; and for each of the identified buildings, establishing and implementing a safe limit on the number of persons who may be present in the building at any one time.
- (a) identifying licensed buildings with an unacceptable risk of overcrowding; and
- (b) for each of the identified buildings, establishing and implementing a safe limit on the number of persons who may be present in the building at any one time.