Residential Tenancy (Smoke Alarms) Regulations 2022
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(1) Subject to subsection (2), a smoke alarm that is required to be in place for the purposes of section 36C of the Act must be either –
(a) permanently connected to the power supply of the premises, with an alternative power supply as a back-up; or
(b) powered by a 10-year non-replaceable battery if the building regulations, as in force at the time when the smoke alarm was installed in the premises, did not require the smoke alarm to be permanently connected to the power supply of the premises with an alternative power supply as a back-up.
(2) A smoke alarm containing a replaceable battery does not comply with these regulations.