Fire Services Act 1990
sec.148FPerson must not interfere with smoke alarm
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sec.148F Person must not interfere with smoke alarm
A person must not— remove a smoke alarm installed in a domestic dwelling; or remove the battery from a smoke alarm installed in a domestic dwelling; or do anything that would reduce the effectiveness of the warning provided by a smoke alarm installed in a domestic dwelling. Maximum penalty—5 penalty units. However, nothing in this section stops a person from doing any of the following— removing a smoke alarm to comply with section 148A ; removing a smoke alarm to put it in a location that complies with this division; removing the battery from a smoke alarm to comply with section 148C . s 148F prev s 148F ins 2006 No. 49 s 46 om 2014 No. 17 s 100 pres s 148F (prev s 104RH) ins 2006 No. 49 s 37 amd 2024 No. 22 s 92 sch 1 reloc and renum 2024 No. 22 s 56 (2) (sec.148F-ssec.1) A person must not— remove a smoke alarm installed in a domestic dwelling; or remove the battery from a smoke alarm installed in a domestic dwelling; or do anything that would reduce the effectiveness of the warning provided by a smoke alarm installed in a domestic dwelling. Maximum penalty—5 penalty units. (sec.148F-ssec.2) However, nothing in this section stops a person from doing any of the following— removing a smoke alarm to comply with section 148A ; removing a smoke alarm to put it in a location that complies with this division; removing the battery from a smoke alarm to comply with section 148C .
- (a) remove a smoke alarm installed in a domestic dwelling; or
- (b) remove the battery from a smoke alarm installed in a domestic dwelling; or
- (c) do anything that would reduce the effectiveness of the warning provided by a smoke alarm installed in a domestic dwelling.
- (a) removing a smoke alarm to comply with section 148A ;
- (b) removing a smoke alarm to put it in a location that complies with this division;
- (c) removing the battery from a smoke alarm to comply with section 148C .