sec.148JNotice to commissioner about smoke alarms and other matters

sec.148J Notice to commissioner about smoke alarms and other matters

The transferor of residential land must, within 90 days after the date of possession for the land, give the commissioner a written notice stating the following information ( smoke alarm information )— the full names of the transferor and transferee; the addresses of the transferor and transferee immediately after the date of possession for the land; the property details of the land; the current use of the land; if there was an agreement for the transfer of the land—the date of the agreement; the date of possession for the land; whether smoke alarms complying with a smoke alarm requirement provision were installed in the domestic dwelling on the land at the date of possession; whether the transferor has given the transferee written notice of whether smoke alarms complying with a smoke alarm requirement provision were installed in the domestic dwelling on the land at the date of possession. 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. Also, the transferor is not required to comply with subsection (1) if a properly completed property transfer information form, together with an application for registration, is given to the registrar of titles. If a property transfer information form is given under subsection (3) , the commissioner may be given access to the form but may use only the smoke alarm information on the form. In this section— property transfer information form means a form approved by the registrar of titles that gives smoke alarm information and information about a change of ownership required under other Acts. s 148J (prev s 104RL) ins 2006 No. 49 s 37 amd 2014 No. 17 s 184 sch 1 pt 4 ; 2016 No. 45 s 11 ; 2021 No. 12 s 148 sch 3 reloc and renum 2024 No. 22 s 56 (2) (sec.148J-ssec.1) The transferor of residential land must, within 90 days after the date of possession for the land, give the commissioner a written notice stating the following information ( smoke alarm information )— the full names of the transferor and transferee; the addresses of the transferor and transferee immediately after the date of possession for the land; the property details of the land; the current use of the land; if there was an agreement for the transfer of the land—the date of the agreement; the date of possession for the land; whether smoke alarms complying with a smoke alarm requirement provision were installed in the domestic dwelling on the land at the date of possession; whether the transferor has given the transferee written notice of whether smoke alarms complying with a smoke alarm requirement provision were installed in the domestic dwelling on the land at the date of possession. Maximum penalty—5 penalty units. (sec.148J-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.148J-ssec.3) Also, the transferor is not required to comply with subsection (1) if a properly completed property transfer information form, together with an application for registration, is given to the registrar of titles. (sec.148J-ssec.4) If a property transfer information form is given under subsection (3) , the commissioner may be given access to the form but may use only the smoke alarm information on the form. (sec.148J-ssec.5) In this section— property transfer information form means a form approved by the registrar of titles that gives smoke alarm information and information about a change of ownership required under other Acts.