confused1 – The ability of Local Governments to include specific requirements for fire safety within the conditions of their development consents came about with amendments to NSW Legislation that were gazetted on 1 July 1988.
Consequently 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, where Council’s required consent to those would have acted as a “trigger” for the imposition of then current fire safety requirements to the whole Plan.
Your Owners Corporation (O/C) could arrange for a fire safety inspection of its Plan to be undertaken against today’s standards, but that can open a “can of worms” that could cost a whole lot more than the contents of that currently adequate sinking fund; perhaps that’s why those A.G.M. Minutes record the O/C’s decision not to go down that path.
I’m not suggesting that the significance of fire safety should be ignored, but a keen eye by Owners such as yourself can often identify strategic, staged improvements that can be effective, whilst keeping a lid on that can!
The condition of smoke alarms and fire extinguishers that you mention are such examples, where the former are the responsibility of individual Owners (unless they’re all wired back to a central alarm console) and where regular inspections of the latter in terms of their locations, suitability, and operation can (and should) be arranged by your Strata Manager, who would be aware of Companies who provide and warrant that programed service at minimal cost when compared to the consequent benefit.
I’d suggest that you get your own Unit in order (e.g. smoke alarms, fire blanket etc) and otherwise go softly-softly for the time being while you cast that keen eye around the place, then ascertain the timing of the next General Meeting (e.g. A.G.M.) from your Strata Manager and place a suitably worded Motion about any items of concern regarding fire safety and possible remedies on the Agenda of that Meeting for wider discussion.