Can anyone update me on this topic? Our building in Sydney City Council area was required to install a new fire safety system. Basically if someone sets off the smoke detector within their unit and it in turn sets of the fire alarm in the common area (eg because they opened their door to let smoke out) it triggers an automatic call out from the Fire Brigade. The call-out fee for false alarms is now something like $1600 – and we have had several in the last few weeks.
Can the Owners Corp pass a by-law requiring the resident to reimburse the OC for the amount of the fine if they caused the false alarm?