BUILDING ACT 1975 - SECT 217 Fire safety standard
BUILDING ACT 1975 - SECT 217
Fire safety standard217 Fire safety standard
(1) The
"fire safety standard" is—(a) QDC, part MP 2.1; and(b) any other standard prescribed under a regulation for ensuring that all the occupants of a budget accommodation building may be safely evacuated in the event of a fire in the building.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1) , a prescribed standard may provide for all or any of the following for the building—(a) the allowable number of occupants;(b) the provision and maintenance of fire safety systems;(c) training programs for occupants and persons employed in the building about—(i) fire management and prevention; or(ii) emergency evacuation.