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ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT REGULATION 2000 - REG 186AA

Owners of moveable dwellings must ensure smoke alarms are installed

186AA Owners of moveable dwellings must ensure smoke alarms are installed

(1) This clause does not apply to any of the following--
(a) a moveable dwelling in which no person sleeps,
(b) a moveable dwelling to which clause 186A applies.
(2) The owner of a moveable dwelling must ensure--
(a) that the dwelling is equipped with a smoke alarm that is located on or near the ceiling between that part of the dwelling in which persons sleep and the remainder of the dwelling, and
(b) that the smoke alarm installed in the dwelling is repaired or replaced as soon as reasonably practicable after the owner becomes aware that the smoke alarm is not functioning properly.
(3) This clause applies whether or not the moveable dwelling is a vehicle of a kind that is capable of being registered within the meaning of the Road Transport Act 2013 .
(4) In this clause--

"annexe" ,
"campervan" ,
"caravan" ,
"holiday van" , and
"park van" have the same meanings as they have in the Local Government (Manufactured Home Estates, Caravan Parks, Camping Grounds and Moveable Dwellings) Regulation 2005 .

"associated structure" has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act 1993 .

"moveable dwelling" includes the following--
(a) campervans,
(b) caravans,
(c) holiday vans,
(d) park vans,
(e) annexes,
(f) associated structures,
(g) any other type of van or portable device used for human habitation,
but does not include--
(h) a tent or structure that has two or more walls and a roof or ceiling primarily constructed of flexible fabric or plastic material, or
(i) a manufactured home, or
(j) a relocatable home.

"relocatable home" has the same meaning as in clause 186A(9) of this Regulation.



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