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Australian Standard AS 1851-2012 Routine Service of Fire Protection Systems and Equipment - Victoria

Description

You will need to meet this standard If you intend to successfully obtain an occupancy permit for your building.

This standard sets out requirements for the inspection, testing, preventive maintenance and survey of fire protection systems and equipment. Occupancy permits for infrastructure will be rejected unless this standard has been met.

Service type

Code of Practice

A code of practice is a set of rules which details how people in a certain industry should behave. A code of practice can be defined as a result of legislation or by industry regulators and bodies.

Other resources

Task	Business Structure	Resources
Comply	All	Australian Standard AS 1851-2012 Routine Service of Fire Protection Systems and Equipment (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Building Act 1993 Victoria

Regulation(s) name

Building Regulations 2018 Victoria

Administering agency

Victorian Building Authority

Contact details

**Please use these contact details for help or more information:**

VBA Customer Service

Victorian Building Authority
Victoria
Operating address:	Goods Shed North 733 Bourke Street Docklands, Victoria 3008
Mailing address:	GPO BOX 536 Melbourne, Victoria 3001
Phone:	1300 815 127
Email:	customerservice@vba.vic.gov.au
Website:	Victorian Building Authority (Opens in new window)