This is a great topic.
I, too, of course, think fire safety is very important. However our strata recently was made to spend thousands on ‘fire safety compliance’. I suspected we didn’t need ALL the work to be done and we might have been a victim of ‘gold plating’, if you are familiar with the expression. Our Strata Manager has a ‘fire safety compliance manager’ these days and I hypothesise they get more than bottles of scotch and a turkey or three from fire safety contractors at Christmas.
Am I being cynical?
Our strata building was built in the early 60s and registered in 1966. Going by what Whale says: “… prior (to 1988) developments such as your Strata Plan are exempt due to the amended legislation being non-retrospective provided no significant additions/alterations to the building have since been undertaken…” it seems we are exempt from having to comply with today’s legislation.
We definitely don’t have ‘money to burn’. What do you reckon?