Report

Use of smoke alarms to prevent smoke and fire related deaths

20 April 2016

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Members of the committee	(PDF 24KB)
Abbreviations	(PDF 6KB)
Recommendations	(PDF 65KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction and background	(PDF 131KB)
Referral of the inquiry Extension of reporting date Conduct of the inquiry References to the Hansard transcript Acknowledgement Report structure Recent fire tragedies in Australia Current regulatory scheme for residential smoke alarms Structures constructed prior to the commencement of the NCC
Chapter 2 - Smoke and fire related incidents, deaths, injuries and property damage	(PDF 156KB)
Fire-related incidents Smoke and fire-related deaths Fire-related injuries Fire-related property damage Inconsistency and gaps in data The impact of fire-related deaths and injuries Susceptibility to fire-related deaths and injuries
Chapter 3	(PDF 151KB)
Ionisation or photoelectric smoke alarms? Cost of smoke alarms Location of smoke alarms Committee view
Additional Comments from Government Senators	(PDF 10KB)
Appendix 1	(PDF 7KB)
Public submissions Tabled documents Answers to questions on notice
Appendix 2 - Public hearings and witnesses	(PDF 62KB)
Appendix 3 - Further smoke alarm requirements for building classes pursuant to the NCC	(PDF 86KB)
Appendix 4 - Detailed requirements for smoke alarms in existing buildings (constructed prior to the NCC)	(PDF 32KB)

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Report

Use of smoke alarms to prevent smoke and fire related deaths

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