Reply To: Unapproved ducted air con and fire safety

Thanks for the good advice, Jimmy. The bylaw issue seems fairly straightforward, but the fact that the BC refused to allow an inspection of the air conditioning in the common property roof space when a genuine concern about fire safety was raised seems to me to be also a major derilicton of their duty of care for owners and also for the proper maintenance of the building.

I assume that I will have to also add this to the list of matters taken  to the Tribunal? Do I  take action against the 2 separate owners or against the Body Corporate?

Also I wonder if the issue of fire rated ceilings and air conditioning has come up as a concern in other buildings . Apparently the double gyprock ceiling was a common way to fire rate and compartmentalise a top floor apartment to contain the spread of fire to iinside the apartment.

In our 40 year old building the council development consent specified this. Cutting  holes  in the ceiling to fit diffusers for air outlets would appear to compromise the fire rating if no other fire stopping measures are taken.