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There is a unit block which has smoke or heat detectors on open walkways which has resulted in so many false alarms (insects, maybe water vapour, smoke from petrol blowers) that residents have tended to ignore any alarm for about an hour or so when they conclude that there is no “someone else” responding. It has also turned off by unknown persons and left that way for about three months every year including 2017.
None of the seemingly relevant authorities; the OC, local council or electricians who installed and maintain accept any responsibility and all three have been made aware of the situation in detail on multiple occasions. The electricians say that they just followed the directive of the “Fire engineer” and this seems to be set in stone unless the OC pays thousands of dollars for some sort of comprehensive review to conclude what any adult would conclude after a minutes inspection.
The open walkways lead to steps and at the bottom of the steps are doors, apparently there is some ambiguity in the legislation which allows this to be interpreted as the open walkways being regarded as enclosed!! Presumably there is a need for some discretion and this engineer was either being absurdly cautious or at worst providing a lucrative ongoing income for the electricians without regard for safety.