ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT REGULATION 2000 - REG 153 Fire safety certificates

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT REGULATION 2000 - REG 153

153 Fire safety certificates

(cf clause 79N of EP[#38]A Regulation 1994)

(1) An occupation certificate authorising a person--

(a) to commence occupation or use of a new building, or

(b) to commence a change of use for an existing building,

must not be issued unless a final fire safety certificate has been issued for the building (if a fire safety schedule is required under Part 9).

(1B) If the need for the occupation certificate arises solely from the installation of a fire sprinkler system that is required to be installed under Division 7B of Part 9 of this Regulation, the final fire safety certificate referred to in subclause (1) need only deal with the new fire sprinkler system.

(2) An occupation certificate authorising a person--

(a) to commence occupation or use of a partially completed new building, or

(b) to commence a change of use for part of an existing building,

must not be issued unless a final fire safety certificate or an interim fire safety certificate has been issued for the relevant part of the building.

(3) This clause does not apply to a class 1a or class 10 building within the meaning of clause 167 or to a temporary structure.

(4) In this clause--


"interim fire safety certificate" has the same meaning as it has in Part 9.


"final fire safety certificate" has the same meaning as it has in Part 9.