General Fire Amendment Regulations 2002 (TAS)

General Fire Amendment Regulations 2002

I, the Lieutenant-Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council and on the recommendation of the State Fire Commission, make the following regulations under section 133 of the Fire Service Act 1979 .22 April 2002

W. J. E. COX

Lieutenant-Governor

By His Excellency’s Command,

JUDY JACKSON

Minister for Health and Human Services

1Short titleThese regulations may be cited as the General Fire Amendment Regulations 2002 . 2CommencementThese regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette. 3Principal RegulationsIn these regulations, the General Fire Regulations 2000 are referred to as the Principal Regulations. 4Regulation 5 amended (Maintenance and operation of fire protection equipment) Regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting "by an appropriately qualified person". 5Regulation 6 amended (Testing, maintenance and repair of fire protection equipment) Regulation 6(1) of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting "the holder of a permit under regulation 7 " and substituting "an appropriately qualified person". 6Regulation 7A insertedAfter regulation 7 of the Principal Regulations , the following regulation is inserted in Part 2: 7ACircumstances in which a permit is not required (1)  In this regulation – monitoring system means a system whereby a smoke alarm, heat alarm or combined smoke and heat alarm on premises is monitored on other premises through the use of an electrical or electronic device for communicating at a distance; permit means a permit issued under regulation 7 for the purposes of section 128(1)(ba) of the Act; plumber means a person who, under the Plumbers and Gas-fitters Registration Act 1951 , holds a certificate of registration that authorises the person to undertake any of the following classes of plumbing work: (a) water plumbing; (b) advanced sanitary plumbing. (2)  A person may install any of the following fire protection equipment without a permit: (a) a smoke alarm, heat alarm or combined smoke and heat alarm that is not connected to a monitoring system; (b) a portable fire extinguisher; (c) a fire blanket. (3)  A person may install or replace a battery in a smoke alarm, heat alarm or combined smoke and heat alarm without a permit. (4)  A person may install, maintain or repair a fire hydrant or fire hydrant valve without a permit if he or she is  – (a) a plumber; or (b) an apprentice or employee of a plumber working under the direct supervision of that plumber. 7Regulation 14 amended (Practice evacuations) Regulation 14(2) of the Principal Regulations is amended as follows: (a) by omitting "in the presence of an authorised person and"; (b) by inserting in paragraph (a) "in the presence of an authorised person and" after " regulation 15 ,".

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 1 May 2002

These regulations are administered by the Tasmania Fire Service.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation) These regulations amend the