Queensland Building Occupiers – Fire Safety Legal Responsibilities
This course will provide you with a comprehensive overview of the Queensland Occupier Statement, its purpose, content, and legal significance. Building owners, lessees and body corporates are responsible for ensuring that all Fire Safety Installations in their building fulfil the mandates of the Queensland Development Code Mandatory Part 6.1.
This course offers a clear and practical breakdown of those responsibilities, including what must be done annually to prepare and submit an Occupier Statement to the Queensland Fire Department.
You will also gain insight into how building classifications, usage, and occupancy types, affect fire safety requirements. The course outlines your duties regarding fire safety maintenance, inspection, and recordkeeping, helping ensure your building is both safe and compliant.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will have an understanding of:
- What the QLD Occupier Statement is and why it’s required
- The classification of buildings and how this impacts occupier obligations
- Requirements for low-occupancy and high-occupancy buildings
- The occupier’s responsibilities for fire safety system maintenance, documentation, and reporting
- The different types of fire safety installations
- Body corporate obligations
Who should enrol
This course is ideal for anyone responsible for fire safety compliance and building occupation in Queensland, including:
- Building owners and tenants
- Body corporate committees and strata managers
- Facilities and property managers
- WHS coordinators and risk managers
- Legal professionals advising on compliance or lease terms
- Fire safety consultants
- Maintenance contractors
Instructions
Once you have completed the course content scroll down to complete the short quiz then generate your Certificate of Completion.
Approximately 30 minutes – 0.5 CPD points
