Thinking of Buying or Selling?
If you are buying a home, it is compulsory from the 1st of October 2009 to have mains powered smoke alarms installed before you purchase the home.
The responsibility for having smoke detectors fitted to the property rests with the SELLER (until settlement).
A fine of $5,000 applies for breaches.
Summary of legislation from Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1960 Building Amendment Regulation 2009:
38 J – Requirement to have smoke alarms or similar prior to transfer of a dwelling…
If an owner of a dwelling transfers the ownership of it, the owner must, to the extent practicable, ensure that at the time of the transfer –
(a) The dwelling has smoke alarms installed so that the dwelling and the alarms comply with the requirements of regulation 38 N (1); or
(b) If an approved alternative building solution applies in relation to the dwelling – the solution is in effect.
For more information: http://www.buildingcommission.wa.gov.au/