Consultation with the relevant fire brigade, fire service or fire authority
Any formal consultation required to be made with the relevant fire brigade, service or authority, when concerning any matter of the built environment as pertaining to statutory fire safety provisions, is to be made to Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) via written application to the Fire Safety Branch. A written application can be made using the relevant application form available at www.fire.nsw.gov.au/firesafety.
Consultation with FRNSW extends to any formal comment being sought on matters relating to other Statutes and referenced provisions, including on the National Construction Code and referenced Standards.
However, consultation with FRNSW does not extend to matters where another agency is identified as being the agency having jurisdiction (e.g. the NSW Rural Fire Service has jurisdiction over certain matters for development on bush fire prone land).
Under no circumstances should formal consultation be sought from any local fire brigade stations on any statutory fire safety provision matter. The Fire Safety Branch act on behalf of the FRNSW Commissioner under delegated authority.
Updated: 29th April 2024