Fire Services Act 1990
sec.148INotice to transferee of residential land about smoke alarms
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sec.148I Notice to transferee of residential land about smoke alarms
The transferor of residential land must, on or before the date of possession for the land, give the transferee of the land written notice of whether smoke alarms complying with this division are installed in the domestic dwelling on the land. Maximum penalty—5 penalty units. However, subsection (1) does not apply if— the transferor became transferor of the residential land under an agreement to transfer the land; and the date of the agreement is before 1 July 2007. The transferor must not state anything in the notice that the transferor knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty for subsection (3) —5 penalty units. s 148I (prev s 104RK) ins 2006 No. 49 s 37 reloc and renum 2024 No. 22 s 56 (2) (sec.148I-ssec.1) The transferor of residential land must, on or before the date of possession for the land, give the transferee of the land written notice of whether smoke alarms complying with this division are installed in the domestic dwelling on the land. Maximum penalty—5 penalty units. (sec.148I-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) does not apply if— the transferor became transferor of the residential land under an agreement to transfer the land; and the date of the agreement is before 1 July 2007. (sec.148I-ssec.3) The transferor must not state anything in the notice that the transferor knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty for subsection (3) —5 penalty units.
- (a) the transferor became transferor of the residential land under an agreement to transfer the land; and
- (b) the date of the agreement is before 1 July 2007.