Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958 - SECT 63

Hotels theatres etc. to keep life-saving apparatus etc.

63. Hotels theatres etc. to keep life-saving apparatus etc.



(1) In the metropolitan district the owner or occupier of every hotel inn
coffee house or coffee palace or house of entertainment whatever and of every
factory warehouse store office or bank exceeding two stories in height, and of
any other building specified by the Board, and the owner or occupier or the
manager trustees or other persons by whose authority any theatre opera-house
concert-room music or assembly hall skating-rink or other place of public
amusement is kept open shall provide and keep in a fit state for use all such
appliances and apparatus for the saving of life in the event of fire as shall
be required by any regulation.

(2) Non-compliance at any time with this provision shall render the said owner
or occupier manager trustees and other persons liable to a penalty of not more
than 2/5 of a penalty unit and to a further penalty of not more than 1/10 of a
penalty unit for each day during which he or they shall neglect to provide and
maintain the prescribed appliances and apparatus after he or they have
received a written notice from the Chief Fire Officer of the absence of such
appliances and apparatus.

(3) In the case of licensed premises under the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
in addition to the pecuniary penalties incurred if the licensee or permittee
neglects to supply such appliances and apparatus for the period of seven days
after receiving such notice the Director of Liquor Licensing may direct the
licensed premises to be closed until such appliances and apparatus have been
supplied to the satisfaction of the Chief Fire Officer.