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New QLD Legislation
Effective 1 January 2022
Every residential property must comply with the newest safety regulations for smoke alarm installation in Queensland.
Save lives and property with a fast response from the latest fire detecting technology: interconnected photoelectric smoke alarms.
A staged rollout of new QLD Legislation to install photoelectric smoke alarms in domestic dwellings commenced 1 January 2017 and concludes 1 January 2027:
From 1 January 2022
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required in all dwellings being sold, leased or an existing lease renewed.
From 1 January 2027
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required in all other existing domestic dwellings, including but not limited to owners/occupiers.
From 1 January 2017
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required in all new dwellings being substantially renovated.
From 1 January 2017
​Exiting owners/occupiers dwellings & dwellings being sold, leased or an existing lease is renewed:
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when replacing smoke alarms, they must be of a photoelectric type which complies with Australian Standard (AS) 3786-2014
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existing smoke alarms manufactured more than ten years ago must be replaced
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smoke alarms that do not operate when tested must be replaced immediately
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existing hardwired smoke alarms that need replacement must be replaced with a hardwired smoke alarm.
What is required by law?​
When it is time for your property's alarms to be upgraded (all dwellings being sold, leased or where an existing lease is renewed) those alarms must:
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be photoelectric and comply with Australian Standard 3786-2014
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not also contain an ionisation sensor; and
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be less than 10 years old; and
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operate when tested; and
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be interconnected with every other smoke alarm in the dwelling so all activate together.
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Smoke alarms must be installed on each storey:
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in each bedroom; and
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in hallways which connect bedrooms and the rest of the dwelling; or
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if there is no hallway, between the bedrooms and other parts of the storey; and
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if there are no bedrooms on a storey at least one smoke alarm must be installed in the most likely path of travel to exit the dwelling
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Smoke alarms must be hardwired or powered by a 10-year battery, or a combination of both may be allowed.
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