No provisions. Landlord must Landlord must: No provisions. Prior to a tenancy, Landlord must N/A Within 30 days of alarms maintain smoke landlord must ensure smoke tenancy start, Landlord has right test and replace Smoke alarm alarm alarms in ensure that: alarms are working landlord must: of entry to carry any flat or nearly requirements are requirements are accordance with and free of out duty to flat batteries and imposed under the smoke alarm is imposed under Fire test alarms and the Environmental dust/debris at start maintain property clean the alarm Development Act working and and Emergency replace if not Planning of tenancy in good repair within 30 days 1993 (similar to connected to Regulations. working Assessment Act before the start those in Victorian mains power or Landlord must All residential replace battery if 1979 or renewal of building laws). has a battery repair/replace property must have spent or nearly Recommended that the tenancy, and installed, and smoke alarm as a working smoke spent; the landlord put in soon as practicable replace the each alarm has alarm clean alarm a new battery (if if notified by tenant alarm before it not reached its Additional according to replaceable) at the that it is not reaches end of expiry date (or is requirement that manufacturer’s start of a tenancy working properly life not more than any ionisation instructions, and Tenant must 10 years old if no Tenant must test smoke alarms be give tenant replace the battery expiry date is and dust replaced with an Tenant must written if needed provided) alarms every 6 approved information months and replace test and clean photoelectric testing and any removable each alarm every smoke alarm Tenants are maintaining batteries 12 months (either hard-wired recommended to smoke alarms. or 10 year replace any flat help ensure alarms Tenant must: or nearly flat remain working to battery) when it batteries, and test alarms the extent stops working, or every 12 months practicable (i.e by advise the property is sold and inform testing the alarm if or leased landlord if alarm and changing the there is any does not work battery if issue with the accessible) alarm (apart replace back-up from batteries) battery in a hard-wired smoke alarm, and smoke alarm every 12 months
alarms No provisions. Landlord has right of entry to carry out duty to maintain property in good repair Landlord must maintain smoke alarms in accordance with the Environmental Planning Assessment Act 1979 Recommended that the landlord put in a new battery (if replaceable) at the start of a tenancy Tenant must replace the battery if needed Landlord must: test and replace any flat or nearly flat batteries and clean the alarm within 30 days before the start or renewal of the tenancy, and replace the alarm before it reaches end of life Tenant must test and clean each alarm every 12 months replace any flat or nearly flat batteries, and advise if there is any issue with the alarm (apart from batteries) No provisions. Smoke alarm requirements are imposed under the Development Act 1993 (similar to those in Victorian building laws). Prior to a tenancy, landlord must ensure that: smoke alarm is working and connected to mains power or has a battery installed, and each alarm has not reached its expiry date (or is not more than 10 years old if no expiry date is provided) Tenants are recommended to help ensure alarms remain working to the extent practicable (i.e by testing the alarm and changing the battery if accessible) Landlord must ensure smoke alarms are working and free of dust/debris at start of tenancy Landlord must repair/replace smoke alarm as soon as practicable if notified by tenant that it is not working properly Tenant must test and dust alarms every 6 months and replace any removable batteries N/A alarm requirements are imposed under Fire and Emergency Regulations. All residential property must have a working smoke alarm Additional requirement that any ionisation smoke alarms be replaced with an approved photoelectric smoke alarm (either hard-wired or 10 year battery) when it stops working, or the property is sold or leased Within 30 days of tenancy start, landlord must: test alarms and replace if not working replace battery if spent or nearly spent; clean alarm according to manufacturer’s instructions, and give tenant written information testing and maintaining smoke alarms. Tenant must: test alarms every 12 months and inform landlord if alarm does not work replace back-up battery in a hard-wired smoke alarm, and smoke alarm every 12 months