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[Will-NSW]

Our 43 lot, 5 story building built in 2002, has never had an annual fire safety statement. Here is the strata managers reasoning:

“An Annual Fire Safety Statement is completed each year by buildings that have essential fire safety measures. Essential Fire Safety Measures are those listed in a fire safety schedule or those other deemed as essential services under the various local government regulations/ordinances dependant on when the building was approved. Any fire safety schedule applicable is maintained by Council. It is further noted that the principle certifying authority for the development was Department of Planning NSW, not Council.

At this point in time our office is not aware of any such fire safety schedule being maintained by Council. We liaise with council and are used to the reporting requirements dealing with the Annual Fire Safety Statement documentation that a number of buildings receive on an annual basis. We manage a large number of buildings that similarly do not receive Annual Fire Safety Statement documentation from Council with respect to their fire safety schedule.”

QUESTION: Is the OC of our strata plan required to submit an annual fre safety statement?

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