Smoke Alarm Legislation New South Wales

As of the 1^st of May 2006, all buildings where people sleep must have a smoke alarm installed on every level of the home that meet AS3786 (AS3786:2014 is the latest variation of this standard).

There must be a smoke alarm on all levels of your home, even if there are no bedrooms located on that level.

Landlords must:

- Ensure smoke alarms are tested, are operational annually and replaced every 10 years
- Ensure as soon as they are made aware of that smoke alarm that is not working are replaced/repaired within 2 business days
- Ensure the smoke alarms batteries are replaced annually

Tenants must:

- Inform landlords when there is an issue with the smoke alarm as soon as possible
- It is recommended tenants test smoke alarm at least once every 6 months

Homes built after the 1st of August 1997

Homes built after 1^st of August 1997 require hard wired smoke alarms installed in the property and any residential property that undergo any major renovations requiring a permit, must have a minimum of one smoke alarm on each level connected to mains power.

Homes built before the 1st of August 1997

Homes built before 1^st of August 1997 may use hard wired or battery-operated smoke alarms that comply with AS3786:2014. Where possible, smoke alarms should be connected to mains powered and interconnected for ideal fire protection. It is recommended that battery operated smoke alarms should have a 10-year sealed lithium battery.

Homes built after the 1st of May 2014

All properties built after the 1^st of May 2014 or have undergone major renovations, or extensions must have smoke alarms that are connected to 240 mains power and be interconnected (where there is more than one) so that when one sounds, they all sound.

Heat alarms in new builds after the 1st of May 2015

Private garages that are attached to a home and/or are located beneath a garage top dwelling (a dwelling built above a private garage. This could be a home occupied by the owners of the garage, or not)

The heat alarm must:

- Be located on or near the ceiling
- Comply is AS1603.3
- Be mains powered by the same source as the garage top dwelling (the building or residence above the private garage, whether it is associated with the garage or not)
- Be Interconnected to the Garage top dwelling smoke alarms.

Garage top dwellings with heat alarms installed, whether they are associated (owned by the occupier) or not require a notice in prominent locations to inform occupants that the connected garage has heat alarms installed.

Caravans and motor homes

Caravans are required to have at least one working smoke alarm within the Motorhome or Caravan.

Guest houses or boarding houses

Class 1b building (guest houses, boarding houses) must have a smoke alarm that is mains powered or powered by a non-removable 10-year lithium battery.

Information is correct as of January 2024. Details may change without notice. Please refer to the specific State websites for any changes.

Follow these links for more information on the New South Wales Smoke Alarm Legislation:

Fire and Rescue NSW

Hardwired Smoke alarms

The following smoke alarms can be used as mains-powered smoke alarms for all new builds, major renovations, and upgrades.

LIF6800

Photoelectric smoke alarm
Complies with AS3786:2014
240V with 9v Backup battery
Interconnectable with up to 24 other smoke alarms and ancillary products
Can use wireless base (LIF6000WB) and wireless module (LIF6000WIRM) for wireless solutions.

LIF6800

LIF6800RL

HG3000

LIF5800ACF

LIF6000DCW

LIF6000DCW

LIF6000WB

LIF6000WIRM