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DD – To expand just a little on Jimmy’s post, your building’s compliance with then relevant Building Codes would have been assessed at the time that the original Development Application (DA) was submitted to Council, at which whatever’s deemed necessary for all aspects of safety is listed on a Schedule of Essential Services. When the building is completed, and before the Certificate of Occupancy is issued, whoever it was that installed and tested everything on the Schedule submits an Installation Certificate to Council, and I think to NSW Fire & Rescue / Rural Fire Service.
Annually thereafter, a suitably qualified person is required to check all items shown on the Schedule, and certify that everything that’s required to be in place is, and that it’s all maintained and operating correctly. The Secretary or Strata Manager is required to co-sign that certification, to forward a copy to the Council and I’m fairly certain to the applicable Fire Authority, and to display a copy in a prominent location on the Common Property – such as near the entry foyer or on the O/C’s Notice Board.
So that copy will indicate to you (and others) what essential services for safety (incl. fire) are required to be in place and properly maintained on the Plan, with that only ever changing if the building is further developed or substantially modified such that another DA is submitted, or if a Fire Order is issued by Council or the Fire Authority requiring additional or upgraded services in line with current Codes.
As for the privately owned grassland, any fire controls or prevention measures in place would be the responsibility of NSW Fire & Rescue or the NSW Rural Fire Service depending upon your Plan’s location. So perhaps check with the closest Station.