What is a Fire Safety Statement?

A Fire Safety Certificate will be required by the certifying authority prior to the issuing of an occupation certificate. The certificate may be Interim or Final in nature.

A supplementary fire safety statement is required for those fire safety measures determined to be critical and which require assessment and certification at periods of less than 12 months

Under the provisions of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 (EP & A Reg.), owners of buildings have a legal obligation to supply the local council and the Commissioner of the NSW Fire Brigades with a copy of the current Fire Safety Statement listing the fire safety measures applicable to their building and the Performance Standard relative to each.

A copy of the Fire Safety Statement must be supplied as soon as practicable after being issued to the owner. Together with copies of certificates and statements, owners must also supply the Commissioner with a copy of the current Fire Safety Schedule issued to the owner by the consent authority specifying the fire safety measures that should be implemented in the building premises.

A copy of the Fire Safety Statement together with a copy of the current fire safety schedule must be prominently displayed in the building.

The owner of a building, to which an essential fire safety measure is applicable by virtue of a Fire Safety Schedule, must not fail to maintain each essential fire safety measure in the building premises. The Commissioner (NSW Fire Brigades) has an obligation under the E P & A Reg. to accept copies of completed Certificates and Statements together with copies of current Fire Safety Schedules.

Owners and agents are responsible for the accuracy of details on the form and must sign the form. However, without supporting evidence compiled by a competent person, it may be that the signatory leaves himself or herself open to challenge. Many of our clients feel more at ease having an independent organization such as Adair provide the details, rather than the company which provided the maintenance