Screen door for apartment?

Hello,

I live in an apartment in Sydney.

I wanted to install a screen door at the entrance to my apartment, so that on hot days I could leave the front door ajar and have the balcony door open and have cross-ventilation (which works well).

If I had a secure screen door, I could have some ventilation even when I went out.

After submitting a request to the Strata Manager he advised the following

“The fire engineer has advised the following on installing a screen door;

The Fire Brigade has issued a note that states that screen doors are not permitted to be installed. As you say to permit air movement also permits smoke and fire movement which goes against what the door is there for.

As the front entry door is required to be a fire door unfortunately screen doors are not permitted to be installed.”

Our building complex is a mixture of apartments and townhouses (which all do have screen doors).

So I’m trying to work out whether I have any options to appeal this decision?

Thanks

VW