Queensland Consolidated Acts

BUILDING ACT 1975 - SECT 229

229 Obligations of entities about guidelines for fire safety standard and fire safety management plans

(1) In carrying out a function or power conferred on an entity under this Act or another local government Act, the entity must have regard to—

(a) for a matter relating to the fire safety standard—the information in the fire safety standard guidelines; or

(b) for a matter relating to the fire safety management plan—the information in the fire safety management plan guidelines.

(2) In ensuring a budget accommodation building conforms with the fire safety standard, the owner of the building must have regard to the information in the fire safety standard guidelines.

(3) In preparing a fire safety management plan for a budget accommodation building, the owner of the building must have regard to the information in—

(a) the fire safety standard guidelines; and

(b) the fire safety management plan guidelines.

(4) In this section—

"fire safety management plan guidelines" means the guidelines made under the Fire Services Act 1990 , section 146T .

"fire safety standard guidelines" means the guidelines made under section 218 .

"local government Act" means the City of Brisbane Act 2010 or a Local Government Act within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2009 , schedule 4 .