Mr
Smokey 1300 30 69
77
www.mrsmokey.com.au
Mr
Smokey 1300 30 69
77
www.mrsmokey.com.au
Tenants responsibilities.
Summary of QLD Fire and Rescue Service Amendment Bill 2006.
An owner must install smoke alarm.
Testing smoke alarms
During a tenancy in a domestic dwelling, the tenant must test each smoke alarm in the dwelling, in compliance with this section, at least once every 12 months.
An alarm must be tested as follows—
(a) for an alarm that can be tested by pressing a button or other device to indicate whether the alarm is capable of detecting smoke—by pressing the button or other device;
(b) by testing the alarm in the way stated in the information statement.
Replacing the batteries
During a tenancy in the dwelling, the tenant must replace each battery that is spent or that the tenant is aware is almost spent in accordance with the information statement (making sure the battery is the make and model as per stated on the smoke alarm),.
Note— A smoke alarm may emit a warning signal (for example, a chirping sound) when its battery is almost spent.
Tenant must advise lessor if smoke alarm needs replacing
If the tenant is aware a smoke alarm in the dwelling has failed or is about to fail, other than because the battery is spent or almost spent, the tenant must advise the lessor as soon as practicable.
Cleaning smoke alarms
During a tenancy in a domestic dwelling, the tenant must clean each smoke alarm in the dwelling, in the way stated in the information statement, at least once every 12 months.
The manufacturer’s instructions or information statement may require cleaning with a vacuum cleaner to remove dust and other materials that may hinder smoke alarm performance.
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.
An Agent may act for owner (Mr Smokey 1300 30 69 77)
The lessor’s tenant must not be the lessor’s agent for the purpose of complying with this division. The tenant must not act as an agent, Any changes to be done, installation for the first time and/or changing a faulty smoke alarm must be done by an agent.
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Owners Responsibilities
QLD Fire and Rescue Service Amendment Bill 2006
Owner must install smoke alarm
(1) The owner of a domestic dwelling must install smoke alarms in the dwelling in compliance with
this section. Maximum penalty—5 penalty units. ($375 - $75 per unit as per Queensland
Government/Electrical Safety)
(2) Each smoke alarm must comply with AS 3786-1993 and must be installed in accordance with the act.
(3) An owner of a sole-occupancy unit complies with this section if the owner installs a heat alarm or
an alarm acknowledgement facility
(4) If it is impracticable for an owner of a domestic dwelling to put a smoke alarm at the location required under
subsection(2), the owner may put the alarm at another location that will provide a warning to occupants of the
dwelling. Example for subsection (4)—A smoke alarm that is regularly activated by steam from a bathroom or smoke or fumes
from a kitchen may be moved to another appropriate location.
Lessor must replace smoke alarm
(1) This section applies during a tenancy in a domestic dwelling.
(2) The lessor must replace a smoke alarm in the dwelling before it reaches the end of
its service life or if faulty. Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.
(3) If a smoke alarm in the dwelling reaches the end of its service life before it is replaced, the lessor –
through the services of an agent - must replace it immediately. Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.
Testing smoke alarms
(1) Within 30 days before the start of a tenancy in a domestic dwelling, the lessor must test each
smoke alarm in the dwelling in compliance with this section. Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.
(3) An alarm must be tested as follows—
(a) for an alarm that can be tested by pressing a button or other device to indicate
whether the alarm is capable of detecting smoke—by pressing the button or other device.
(b) otherwise— by testing the alarm in the way stated in the manufacturer’s instructions.
Replacing the batteries
(1) This section applies to batteries in smoke alarms installed in a domestic dwelling.
(2) Within 30 days before the start of a tenancy in the dwelling, the lessor must replace, in accordance
with the manufacturer’s instructions, each battery that is spent or that the lessor is aware is almost
spent. (making sure the battery is the make and model as per stated on the smoke alarm)
Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.
Note— A smoke alarm may emit a warning signal (for example, a chirping sound) when its battery is almost spent.
Cleaning smoke alarms
(1) Within 30 days before the start of a tenancy in a domestic dwelling, the lessor must clean each
smoke alarm in the dwelling in the way stated in the manufacturer’s instructions.
Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.
Example—The manufacturer’s instructions or information statement may require cleaning with a vacuum
cleaner to remove dust and other materials that may hinder smoke alarm performance.
Person must not interfere with smoke alarm
(1) A person must not—
(a) Remove a smoke alarm installed in a domestic dwelling; or
(b) Remove the battery from a smoke alarm installed in a domestic dwelling (unless the battery that is
spent or that the tenant is aware is almost spent); or
(c) 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.
Notice to transferee about smoke alarms
(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 are complying with the law and if these are installed in the domestic dwelling on the land. Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.
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