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Legislation & Compliance Guide
Understanding Queensland Smoke Alarm Laws
Queensland introduced updated smoke alarm legislation to improve fire safety and reduce fatalities in residential properties.
The laws require the gradual rollout of interconnected photoelectric smoke alarms across all homes, ensuring earlier warning and greater protection for occupants.
Timeline of Legislation
Key Compliance Deadlines
From 1 January 2022
Required in all properties being sold, leased, or where a lease is renewed
From 1 January 2017
Required in new homes and substantially renovated properties
From 1 January 2027
Required in all residential dwellings across Queensland
Installing Smoke Alarms
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:
- Be photoelectric and comply with Australian Standard 3786-2014
- Not contain an ionisation sensor
- Operate when tested
- Be interconnected with every other smoke alarm in the dwelling so all activate together
- Be hardwired (e.g. 240v) to the mains power supply with a secondary power source (i.e. non removable 10 year battery) or; be powered by 10 year non-removable batteries type photoelectric smoke alarm.
COMPLIANCE EDUCATION
Installing Smoke Alarms Private homes, townhouses and units
Smoke alarms must be installed:
- on each storey
- in each bedroom
- in hallways which connect bedrooms and the rest of the dwelling; or
- if there is no hallway, between the bedrooms 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 dwellingSmoke alarms must be hardwired or powered by a 10-year battery, or a combination of both may be allowed.
Smoke alarms must be hardwired or powered by a 10-year battery, or a combination of both may be allowed.