Queensland Consolidated Regulations

BUILDING REGULATION 2006 - REG 13AC

13AC Smoke alarms for domestic dwellings

(1) A smoke alarm must be installed in each bedroom of the domestic dwelling, in a place that complies with section 13AD .

(2) Each smoke alarm must—

(a) comply with AS 3786–2014; and

(b) contain a photoelectric sensor; and

(c) not also contain an ionisation sensor; and

(d) be hardwired to the domestic dwelling’s electricity supply; and

(e) be interconnected to every other smoke alarm installed in the dwelling.

(3) A smoke alarm (the
"first smoke alarm" ) is interconnected to another smoke alarm if—

(a) the first smoke alarm sounds an alert if the other smoke alarm is activated because its sensor detects smoke; and

(b) the other smoke alarm sounds an alert if the first smoke alarm is activated because its sensor detects smoke.

(4) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a sole-occupancy unit in a class 2 building if a smoke detection system that complies with the BCA, specification E2.2a, clause 4 has been installed in the domestic dwelling.

(5) If the BCA is inconsistent with this section, this section prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.