20Fire evacuation plans for specified buildings

20 Fire evacuation plans for specified buildings

(1)  The occupier of a specified building must ensure that the specified building has an approved fire evacuation plan.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 1 penalty unit for each day during which the offence continues.

(2)  For the purposes of subregulation (1) , the approved fire evacuation plan must be an approved fire evacuation plan that –

(a) the occupier has had approved under this Division; or

(b) a previous occupier of the specified building has had approved under this Division.

(3)  In any proceedings for an offence under subregulation (1) , it is a defence if the defendant establishes that, at the relevant time –

(a) the defendant or the immediately previous occupier of the relevant specified building had submitted a proposed fire evacuation plan to the Chief Officer for in-principle approval under this Division; and

(b) the defendant had not been formally notified of the Chief Officer’s determination in respect of the proposed fire evacuation plan.

(4)  To avoid doubt, a fire evacuation plan that has in-principle approval under regulation 22 is an approved fire evacuation plan for this regulation.