BUILDING FIRE SAFETY REGULATION 2008 - REG 9 Occupier not to allow final exit of adjoining building to be obstructed

BUILDING FIRE SAFETY REGULATION 2008 - REG 9

9 Occupier not to allow final exit of adjoining building to be obstructed

(1) This section applies to the occupier of premises that adjoin a final exit of a building (the
"adjoining building" ).

(2) The occupier must not allow a thing to be placed, or to remain—

(a) within 2m of a final exit outside the adjoining building; or

(b) in another place where the thing would be likely to unduly restrict, hinder or delay a person, if the person were using a final exit of the adjoining building in the event of a fire or hazardous materials emergency.

Examples for subsection (2)—

• the occupier of a shop in a food court allowing its rubbish bins to remain within 2m of the final exit of an adjoining shop

• the occupier of a carpark allowing vehicles to be parked so that persons leaving an adjoining building are unduly restricted in accessing the carpark or an adjacent road

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.