In Tasmania, a new building must have safety features built into the design and construction of the building. An example of a building safety feature is a smoke alarm and/or fire sprinkler system.

A building owner must keep a current building maintenance schedule.

To see the changes to essential building maintenance and how this applies to you, read the Director's Determination- Maintenance of Essential Building Services (PDF, 208.5 KB)

What types of buildings does this essential building maintenance apply to?

This applies to all buildings, other than a stand alone house or a shed/garage.

For example,

• all public, commercial or industrial buildings and all workplaces
• shops, offices, factories and schools
• hotels, motels, guest houses and other types of tourist accommodation
• night clubs, cafes, theatres, bars or other buildings where the public has access
• places of sleeping such as blocks of flats, units or apartments where there are many individual private homes situated one above the other

Related information

• Fact Sheet - Essential Building Services - Building Act 2016 (PDF, 123.3 KB)
• Director's Determination - Maintenance of Essential Building Services V1.1.1 July 2017 (PDF, 208.5 KB)
• Building Act 2016
• Building Regulations 2016
• Australian Building Codes Board - Maintenance of Safety Measures, Equipment and Energy Efficiency Installations Handbook (2nd Edition 2015)