Unless the building owners are required to submit an Annual Fire Safety Statement to council, fire safety inspections & testing are only done at the request of the strata or manager, usually for insurance reasons.
Some strata managers bring in fire protection companies to perform testing & inspections to cover their butt from liability claims.
NSW regulations require smoke alarms to be tested annually & to be replaced when more than 10 years old.
There are also regs specifying the quantities, locations & interconnected smoke alarms if there are more than 1 in a unit or house. They are also required in caravans, camper vans & boats – anywhere that people can sleep.
FYI Some strata management businesses are paid by fire protection companies to be on their “preferred service provider” lists.
JT – CFSP/FSA