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[Susanp]

I read that at May 2016 new legislation now require that smoke detector units have to be fully replaced within every 10 years after its expiry date? 

I know that changing batteries and checking they are in working order, is the individual lot owners responsibility and I am assuming it’s also the lot owners responsibility to have them replaced. As I am a landlord I pay for an outside company to have mine checked and replaced when required. 

If this is correct that it’s now legislation is this the responsibility of the owners corporation to ensure everyone  is compliant?  

Also I If they aren’t compliant, apart from being a safety issue which is bad enough, but could this effect our insurance policy as well? 

I realise this is probably obvious and it does makes sense to have them replaced, but to be truthful I hadn’t given it any thought-that the whole unit should be replaced as they have an expiry date. I thought they only needed replacing if they broke. I didn’t realize there is an expiry date.

I read this from a NSW real estate acticle and came across it by accident in the internet, so don’t have anymore knowledge on it so far. So I am wondering if anyone has a more accurate understanding on this.

Thanks.

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