Queensland Smoke Alarms

The tech team at Queensland Smoke Alarms are highly trained accredited master electricians who specialise in installing, maintaining and ensuring smoke alarm compliance in Queensland dwellings. There were changes to Queensland's smoke alarm laws after a series of house fires that claimed several lives back in 2011. These new regulations make Queensland households the safest in Australia in relation to fire safety. The following is information on the new Queensland smoke alarm laws: For Owner Occupiers All existing private homes, townhouses and units require interconnected photoelectric smoke alarms by 1 January 2027. All registered caravans and motorhomes must also be fitted with a photoelectric smoke alarm. For Landlords Within 30 days before the start of a tenancy, the lessor/landlord must test and clean each smoke alarm in the home. Some real estate agents may outsource smoke alarm maintenance to another company with associated fees paid by the landlord. The real estate may request a "certificate of compliance" from these companies as proof of service. This is not a legal requirement but may be part of the real estate agent's internal process. Property owners/Landlords will receive an infringement notice if they are proven to have not complied with the legislation. For Selling & Leasing All homes or units being sold, will require photoelectric, interconnected smoke alarms. The obligations on property sellers are triggered by the date the initial sale contract is signed. When a contract of sale is signed after 31/12/2021, the seller is obligated to upgrade the dwelling to the updated interconnected domestic smoke alarm standard prior to the dwelling being transferred. The property seller must declare on a form 24 to the buyer as part of the transfer process that this obligation has been discharged. A form 24 is a standard compliance statement that should be provided by conveyancer. Hardwired interconnected smoke alarms installed by a licensed electrician require a Certificate of testing and compliance which is issued in accordance with s227 of the Electrical Safety Regulation 2013 for installations of hardwired smoke alarms. For all Queensland Dwellings - Smoke alarms must be installed: on each storey in each bedroom in hallways that connect bedrooms and the rest of the dwelling - if there is no hallway, between the bedroom and other parts of the storey; and - 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.