Fire Safety Certificates

Final Fire Safety Certificates

A Final Fire Safety Certificate is issued to the owner of the building by an appropriately qualified person (usually an accredited building certifier following the issuance of a final occupation certificate or the completion of works associated with a fire upgrade order) upon completion of the building works or changes of use. It specifies that a properly qualified person has assessed the building and found that fire safety measures have been properly implemented and are capable of performing to a standard not less than that required by the Fire Safety Schedule for the specific part of the building to which the certificate relates.

The assessment of the fire safety measures must be carried out within a period three months prior to the date on which the Final Fire Safety Certificate is issued. A copy of the Final Fire Safety Certificate must be forwarded to the Commissioner of Fire & Rescue NSW and the property owner must ensure a copy of the Final Fire Safety Certificate, together with a current copy of the Fire Safety Schedule, is prominently displayed within the building.

Please note: Final Fire Safety Certificates are submitted to Council with documentation associated with an Occupation Certificate.

Interim fire safety certificates are no longer permissible for a building as interim occupation certificates are no longer issued (post 2020). A final fire safety certificate can be issue for part of a building and the occupation certificate relates to the part of building. This is often the case for a staged construction certificate.