Fire safety certificates are only required for certain types of residential buildings.
For example villa and townhouse complexes with proper fire segregation are exempt.
Firstly contact the local council. They should be able to tell you the building classifications ( according to the BCA) that require a certificate. Then consult the BCA and work out your buildings classification and if it is exempt or not.
We had a situation where the local council sent letters to every MDU in the municipality demanding fire certificates. Caused us a big panic considering the costs to comply.
A check as above found we were exempt.
When I called the council they said that their records do not show what the building classification is, and they sent letters to every MDU in the municipality.
A letter from the Strata to the council and we were off their list.
Robert