QLD Smoke Alarm Compliance Statement (Form 24 Property Transfer Declaration)

Issuing authority

Queensland Fire Department (QFD); Queensland Titles Registry (Form 24 issued); Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ contract clause)

Official source

How to apply

1. Install interconnected, photoelectric smoke alarms meeting Australian Standard AS 3786-2014 in every bedroom, hallway, and on each level of the dwelling
2. For hardwired interconnected alarms, engage a licensed electrician; obtain a 'Certificate of Testing and Compliance' under section 227 of the Electrical Safety Regulation 2013 (Qld)
3. Before selling: ensure all alarms are installed and operational before the contract of sale is signed (mandatory from 1 January 2022 for properties being transferred)
4. Complete the smoke alarm compliance declaration on the Form 24 (Property Information Transfer) — your conveyancer will prepare this as part of the settlement documents
5. For landlords: test and clean each smoke alarm within 30 days before the start of each tenancy and record this in the Entry Condition Report
6. At settlement, provide the signed Form 24 with the smoke alarm compliance declaration to the buyer's conveyancer as part of the transfer package
7. Note: all existing private residences must fully comply with the interconnected photoelectric standard by 1 January 2027

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