Retirement Villages Amendment (Smoke Alarms) Regulation 2006 (NSW)

2006 No 179

New South Wales

Retirement Villages Amendment (Smoke Alarms) Regulation 2006

under the

Retirement Villages Act 1999

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Retirement Villages Act 1999.

DIANE BEAMER, M.P., Minister for Fair Trading

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to amend the Retirement Villages Regulation 2000 to permit the operator of a retirement village to enter residential premises in the village to install a smoke alarm that is legally required to be installed in the residential premises and to replace a battery in any smoke alarm installed in the residential premises but only if 2 days notice has been given to the resident.
This Regulation also includes a provision to require condition reports for retirement village premises to confirm that smoke alarms are installed in residential premises and are in working order.
This Regulation is made under the Retirement Villages Act 1999, including sections 38,

67 (2) (g) and 203 (the general regulation-making power).

Published in Gazette No 52 of 13 April 2006, page 2117	Page 1
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Clause 1	Retirement Villages Amendment (Smoke Alarms) Regulation 2006

Retirement Villages Amendment (Smoke Alarms)

Regulation 2006

under the

Retirement Villages Act 1999

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Retirement Villages Amendment (Smoke Alarms)
Regulation 2006.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 May 2006.

3 Amendment of Retirement Villages Regulation 2000

The Retirement Villages Regulation 2000 is amended as set out in
Schedule 1.

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Retirement Villages Amendment (Smoke Alarms) Regulation 2006

Amendments	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendments

(Clause 3)

[1]      Clause 36A

Insert before clause 37:

36A Access to residential premises in village

For the purposes of section 67 (2) (g) of the Act, the operator of a retirement village and any person authorised by the operator may enter residential premises in the village to install a smoke alarm that is legally required to be installed in the residential premises and to replace a battery in any smoke alarm installed in the residential premises, but only if 2 days notice has been given to the resident.

[2]      Schedule 2 Condition report

Insert after the matter under the heading “Security:”:

Fire safety:

Are smoke alarms installed on the premises? Yes/No
Are all smoke alarms on the premises in working order? Yes/No
If No, specify .....................................................................................................

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