Body Corporate Fined for Fire Safety Breaches
A Brisbane Body Corporate has been fined for a litany of building fire safety offences that exposed residents to serious risks. The Brisbane Magistrates ordered that a Body Corporate pay $21,000 plus costs after it pleaded guilty to 21 breaches of the Fire and Emergency Services ACT and Building Fire Safety Regulation.The ruling is the […]
Combustible Cladding Laws in Queensland Announced
If you don’t know whether the cladding on your building is combustible (or to use the less scary word – non-conforming), you are soon going to be forced to find out. The issue over what cladding has been used on buildings crystallised after the Grenfell Tower fire in the UK in 2017. Australia’s equivalent (without […]
Building Fire Safety & Compliance Requirements
Building Fire Safety Under the Building Fire Safety Regulations 2008, all buildings have annual fire compliance obligations. The objectives of the legislation are to ensure that persons can evacuate from the building safely and quickly in the event of a fire. Prescribed Fire Safety Installations for the building are to be maintained to the level […]