Smoke alarms fact sheets
Fact sheets for property owners about the regulations, legislation and guidelines for installing and maintaining smoke alarms in your Northern Territory property.
Where do smoke alarms have to be installed?
Covers the dwelling types that require smoke alarms in the Northern Territory.
Download (.pdf)Smoke alarm installation requirements
Install smoke alarms must comply with certain codes and regulations.
Download (.pdf)Smoke alarm maintenance
All smoke alarms must be maintained and tested in accordance with Northern Territory regulations.
Download (.pdf)Smoke alarm testing
Regular testing of smoke alarms is mandatory in the Northern Territory.
Download (.pdf)Smoke alarms: Agents acting as owners
When can your property manage act on your behalf in managing smoke alarms? There are two scenarios.
Download (.pdf)Interfering with smoke alarms
Smoke alarms must not be interfered with in the following ways.
Download (.pdf)In tenancies: Maintenance of smoke alarms
What you must do, upon the start of a tenancy agreement, to maintain the smoke alarms in your property.
Download (.pdf)Smoke alarm legislation
Overview of the legislation governing smoke alarms in Northern Territory dwellings.
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