In 2020 The Victorian government drafted changes to the Residential Tenancies Regulations that covers the obligations of stakeholders (residential rental provider, rooming house operator, caravan owner, caravan park owner, site owner or SDA provider) covered by the Residential Tenancies Act (Vic) 1997.
For the purposes of the Regulations the following safety devices are prescribed—
- a smoke alarm;
- a carbon monoxide alarm;
- a residual current device;
- a pool fence;
- a fire sprinkler system;
- a fire hose reel;
- a fire blanket;
- a fire extinguisher;
- a fire exit;
- a fire window;
- a fire hydrant;
- a security camera located in common area;
- any emergency lighting;
- a hot water safety device.
Smoke Alarms
A smoke alarm is different from a smoke detector, in that a smoke alarm incorporates an audible warning device (alarm sounder) is manufactured to Australian Standard AS 3786 while a smoke detector does not include an audible warning device and is manufactured to Australian Standard AS1603.2-1997 AS 7240.7:2018.