Queensland Numbered Acts

FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES (DOMESTIC SMOKE ALARMS) AMENDMENT ACT 2016 - SECT 6

6 Amendment of s 104RB (Owner must install smoke alarm)

(1) Section 104RB, heading, after ‘alarm’—
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—requirements being phased out by 31 December 2026

(1A) Section 104RB, before subsection (1)—
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Note—

The requirements in this section will not apply after 31 December 2026. However, before this section expires, these requirements are replaced by the requirements in section 104RBA in particular circumstances.

(2) Section 104RB—
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(1A) However, this section does not apply to a domestic dwelling if section 104RBA applies to the dwelling.

(3) Section 104RB(2), ‘AS 3786–1993’—
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AS 3786–2014 (Australian standard for smoke alarms using scattered light, transmitted light or ionization)

(4) Section 104RB(3) and (4)—
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(3) This section expires on 31 December 2026.