(1)
A qualifying smoke alarm is a smoke alarm that meets the following requirements:
the alarm must be fully operational and otherwise in full working order, with no faults, defects, or damage:
the alarm must be installed at a location that accords with the manufacturer’s instructions for the alarm:
the alarm’s recommended replacement date must not have passed:
unless the alarm is a hard-wired alarm,—
the alarm’s recommended replacement date must be displayed on the alarm:
the alarm must be a photoelectric alarm:
the manufacturer’s instructions for the alarm must include a certification, or other statement, to the effect that the alarm has been manufactured in accordance with—
AS 3786—1993; or
an equivalent smoke alarm standard specified in the certification or other statement.
(2)
For the purposes of subclause (1)(a) (but without limiting its generality),—
if the alarm requires batteries for any purpose (including back-up batteries if the alarm is a hard-wired alarm), the alarm must contain all necessary batteries, which must all be compliant batteries; and
if the alarm is a hard-wired alarm, the alarm must be connected to an electricity supply as necessary.
(3)
In this regulation,—
AS 3786—1993 means Australian Standard AS 3786—1993 (Smoke alarms)
equivalent smoke alarm standard means a national or international standard covering the manufacture of smoke alarms that—
is equivalent, or substantially equivalent, to AS 3786—1993; or
is, overall, more stringent than AS 3786—1993
recommended replacement date, in relation to a smoke alarm, means the alarm’s recommended replacement date (however described) as displayed on the alarm or as otherwise included in the manufacturer’s instructions for the alarm.