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Fire Services and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2025

Queensland Crest

Part 1 Preliminary

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Fire Services and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2025.

2Commencement

Sections 17 and 18 commence on 1 July 2025.

Part 2 Amendment of Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008

3Regulation amended

This part amends the Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008.

4Amendment of s 16 (Limits on the number of persons in a building)

(1)Section 16(1)(c), ‘part D1.13’—
omit, insert—

part D2D18

(2)Section 16(2), ‘part D1.6’—
omit, insert—

parts D2D8(2), (3) and (4) and D2D11

5Amendment of s 24 (Fire and evacuation plan to include and reflect fire safety management procedure)

Section 24(1), examples, eighth dot point, ‘BCA, part E1.5, table E1.5, note 3, paragraph (a)’—
omit, insert—

the BCA, part E1D13, paragraph (2)(a)

6Amendment of s 55C (Prescribed locations for installation of smoke alarms—Act, s 104RBA)

(1)Section 55C, heading—
omit, insert—

55CRequired places for installation of smoke alarms—Act, s 147Z

(2)Section 55C(1)—
omit, insert—
(1)A place in each location in a domestic dwelling mentioned in subsection (2), that also complies with subsection (3), is required for section 147Z(4) of the Act.

7Amendment of s 55D (Prescribed ways of powering smoke alarms—Act, s 104RBA)

(1)Section 55D, heading—
omit, insert—

55DWays of powering smoke alarms—Act, s 147Z

(2)Section 55D, from ‘For section’ to ‘ways of’—
omit, insert—

For section 147Z(5)(a) of the Act, the ways prescribed for

8Amendment of s 55E (Prescribed additional requirements for smoke alarms—Act, s 104RBA)

(1)Section 55E, heading—
omit, insert—

55EOther requirements for smoke alarms— Act, s 147Z

(2)Section 55E(1), ‘For section 104RBA(5)(b),’—
omit, insert—

For section 147Z(5)(b) of the Act, the other requirements prescribed are that

9Amendment of s 71 (Keeping plans and other particular documents)

Section 71(1)(c)(i), ‘section 104O(1)(a)’—
omit, insert—

section 146O(1)(a)

10Amendment of sch 2 (Fees for assessment and inspection of required special fire services)

Schedule 2, part 2, item 16, ‘clause E1.10’—
omit, insert—

part E1D17

11Amendment of sch 3 (Dictionary)

(1)Schedule 3, definition appropriately qualified person, paragraph (a)(i)(A) and (B)—
omit, insert—

(A) stated in the Plumbing and Drainage Regulation 2019, schedule 4, part 3, items 4 to 6; or

(B) stated in the Plumbing and Drainage Regulation 2019, schedule 4, part 4, items 3 and 4; or

Part 3 Amendment of Fire Services Regulation 2011

12Regulation amended

This part amends the Fire Services Regulation 2011.

13Insertion of new pt 2B

After part 2A—
insert—

Part 2B Use of unregistered vehicles

5CPersons and purposes prescribed for use of unregistered vehicle on road—Act, s 152B

(1)For section 152B(1)(a)(ii) of the Act, this section prescribes persons and purposes for the use of an unregistered vehicle on a road under section 152B of the Act.
(2)Each of the following persons is prescribed for the purpose stated for the person—
(a)a member of a fire brigade, or another entity that provides an emergency service, from outside Queensland—for a purpose mentioned in section 152B(1)(a)(i)(A), (B), or (C) of the Act;
(b)a person, including, for example, a mechanic, maintaining or repairing the vehicle—for the purpose of carrying out the maintenance or repair or another purpose incidental to that purpose.
(3)In this section—
fire brigade includes an entity similar to a fire brigade that has the function of extinguishing fire.

14Amendment of s 7A (Property that is not prescribed property—Act, s 152E, definition prescribed property, paragraph (e))

(1)Section 7A, heading, ‘, definition prescribed property, paragraph (e)’—
omit.
(2)Section 7A(1), ‘paragraph (e), the following are prescribed’—
omit, insert—

each of the following classes of property is prescribed not to be prescribed property

15Amendment of s 8 (Levy classes for levy districts—Act, s 152I)

(1)Section 8, heading, after ‘districts’—
insert—

generally

(2)Section 8, before subsection (1)—
insert—
(1AA)For the financial year starting on 1 July 2025, this section applies in relation to the levy class of a levy district subject to section 8A.

16Insertion of new s 8A

After section 8—
insert—

8ALevy classes for particular levy districts for financial year starting 1 July 2025—Act, s 152I

(1)This section applies in relation to the levy class of a levy district, other than the levy district of Yelarbon, for the financial year starting on 1 July 2025.
(2)The levy class of the levy district for the financial year starting on 1 July 2025 is the levy class that applied in relation to the levy district under section 8(1), (2), (3), (4) or (5) for the financial year starting on 1 July 2024.

17Amendment of sch 1 (Levy classes of particular levy districts)

Schedule 1, entry for Yelarbon—
omit.

18Replacement of sch 2 (Annual contributions of owners of prescribed properties)

Schedule 2—
omit, insert—

Schedule 2 Annual contributions of owners of prescribed properties

sections 9, 10 and 11

 

Column 1

Category

Column 2

Annual contribution

   

$

 

Levy group 1

  

1.01

Advertising hoarding

class A

class B

class C

class D

class E

68.40

51.40

39.40
30.00

30.00

1.02

Jetty

1.03

Park or garden with no improvements other than fences or gardens

1.04

Vacant land, including vacant land with fence

    
 

Levy group 2

  

2.01

Car park (1 level)

class A

class B

class C

class D

class E

251.60

199.40

147.20

123.00
123.00

2.02

Cemetery

2.03

Club that is not licensed premises

2.04

Farm, or area used for grazing, with dwelling house

2.05

Industry (light, service or offensive) (gross floor area of less than 51m2)

 

2.06

Mini storage unit (gross floor area of not more than 85m2)

  

2.07

Office, shop or commercial premises, other than drive-in shopping centre (not more than 2 levels, gross floor area of less than 51m2)

  

2.08

Outbuilding

  

2.09

Park or garden, with building

  

2.10

Plant nursery

  

2.11

Residential flats or units that are not lots (not more than 2 flats or units)

  

2.12

Residential unit that is a lot

  

2.13

Single unit residence

  

2.14

Walkway (suspended or underground)

  

2.15

Transformer, substation, television or radio transmission tower

  
    
 

Levy group 3

  

3.01

Caravan park (not more than 50 sites)

class A

class B

class C
class D
class E

611.60

487.00

363.00

302.60

302.60

3.02

Car park (2 levels)

3.03

QEC service premises or education and care service premises

3.04

Church, church hall or community hall

3.05

Club that is licensed premises (not more than 2 levels)

  

3.06

Community protection centre

  

3.07

Construction site

  

3.08

Day care centre for aged or disabled persons

  

3.09

Forest used for commercial growing or harvesting of timber (less than 10ha)

  

3.10

Funeral parlour

  

3.11

Guest house or hostel, with shared bathroom facilities (not more than 2 levels)

  

3.12

Industry (light, service or offensive) (gross floor area of 51–500m2)

  

3.13

Library, museum, art gallery or zoo

  

3.14

Marina, non-residential

  

3.15

Mini storage unit (gross floor area of more than 85m2)

  

3.16

Office, shop or commercial premises, other than drive-in shopping centre (not more than 2 levels, gross floor area of 51–250m2)

  

3.17

Outdoor storage area (less than 2,025m2)

  

3.18

Residential flats or units that are not lots (more than 2 flats or units, not more than 2 levels)

  

3.19

Restaurant, including floating restaurant, that is not licensed premises

  

3.20

Outdoor sales area (less than 2,025m2)

  

3.21

Service station

  
    
 

Levy group 4

  

4.01

Caravan park (51–100 sites)

class A

class B

class C

class D

class E

1,229.20

981.20

734.00
611.60
611.60

4.02

Car park (3–4 levels)

4.03

Drive-in shopping centre (area devoted to buildings, roadways, parking and landscaping of less than 4,050m2)

4.04

Drive-in theatre

 

4.05

Guest house or hostel, with shared bathroom facilities (3–4 levels)

  

4.06

Hotel or motel (not more than 2 levels)

  

4.07

Industry (light, service or offensive) (gross floor area of 501–1,125m2)

  

4.08

Office, shop or commercial premises, other than drive-in shopping centre (not more than 2 levels, gross floor area of 251–500m2)

  

4.09

Outdoor storage area (2,025–4,050m2)

  

4.10

Residential flats or units that are not lots (more than 2 flats or units, 3–4 levels)

  

4.11

Restaurant, including floating restaurant, that is licensed premises

  

4.12

Outdoor sales area (2,025–4,050m2)

  

4.13

School (non-boarding) (not more than 100 pupils)

  

4.14

Theatre or cinema complex, not part of drive-in shopping centre (1 auditorium)

  

4.15

Tourist attraction (less than 4,050m2)

  
    
 

Levy group 5

  

5.01

Airfield

class A

class B

class C

class D
class E

2,023.40

1,613.00

1,207.80

1,005.40
1,005.40

5.02

Caravan park (more than 100 sites)

5.03

Deagon Training Complex

5.04

Drive-in shopping centre (area devoted to buildings, roadways, parking and landscaping of 4,050–7,500m2)

5.05

Forest used for commercial growing or harvesting of timber (10–40ha)

  

5.06

Industry (extractive) (less than 10,001m2)

  

5.07

Industry (light, service or offensive) (gross floor area of 1,126–2,000m2)

  

5.08

Office, shop or commercial premises, other than drive-in shopping centre (not more than 2 levels, gross floor area of 501–1,012m2)

  

5.09

Office, shop or commercial premises, other than drive-in shopping centre (3–4 levels, gross floor area of less than 601m2)

  

5.10

Oil or fuel depot, including refinery (licensed capacity of less than 1,000,000L)

  

5.11

School (non-boarding) (101–500 pupils)

  

5.12

Showground or racecourse, other than major Brisbane venue

  

5.13

Tourist attraction (4,050–10,000m2)

  
    
 

Levy group 6

  

6.01

Car park (more than 4 levels)

class A

class B

class C

class D

class E

3,629.60

2,902.00

2,171.40
1,811.60

1,811.60

6.02

Club that is licensed premises (3–4 levels)

6.03

Drive-in shopping centre (area devoted to buildings, roadways, parking and landscaping of 7,501–10,000m2)

6.04

Guest house or hostel, with shared bathroom facilities (5–6 levels)

6.05

Hotel or motel (3 levels)

  

6.06

Industry (light, service or offensive) (gross floor area of 2,001–3,000m2)

  

6.07

Office, shop or commercial premises, other than drive-in shopping centre (not more than 2 levels, gross floor area of 1,013–3,500m2)

  

6.08

Office, shop or commercial premises, other than drive-in shopping centre (3–4 levels, gross floor area of 601–1,012m2)

  

6.09

Outdoor storage area (more than 4,050m2)

  

6.10

Residential flats or units that are not lots (more than 2 flats or units, 5–6 levels)

  

6.11

Outdoor sales area (more than 4,050m2)

  

6.12

School (boarding) (not more than 100 boarders)

  

6.13

School (non-boarding) (more than 500 pupils)

  

6.14

Tertiary residential quarters

  

6.15

Theatre or cinema complex, not part of drive-in shopping centre (2–3 auditoriums)

  

6.16

Welfare residence (not more than 50 beds)

  
    
 

Levy group 7

  

7.01

Forest used for commercial growing or harvesting of timber (more than 40ha)

class A

class B

class C
class D

class E

5,927.00

4,736.80

3,553.80

2,960.40

1,811.60

7.02

Guest house or hostel, with shared bathroom facilities (more than 6 levels)

7.03

Hospital (not more than 50 beds)

7.04

Industry (light, service or offensive) (gross floor area of 3,001–4,000m2)

7.05

Office, shop or commercial premises, other than drive-in shopping centre (not more than 2 levels, gross floor area of 3,501–5,500m2)

7.06

Office, shop or commercial premises, other than drive-in shopping centre (3–4 levels, gross floor area of 1,013–3,500m2)

 

7.07

Residential flats or units that are not lots (more than 2 flats or units, 7–10 levels)

 

7.08

Tavern

 

7.09

Theatre or cinema complex, not part of drive-in shopping centre (4–6 auditoriums)

 
    
 

Levy group 8

  

8.01

Drive-in shopping centre (area devoted to buildings, roadways, parking and landscaping of 10,001–15,000m2)

class A

class B

class C

class D

class E

9,067.00
7,132.80

5,436.20
4,531.40

1,811.60

8.02

Hotel or motel (4 levels)

8.03

Industry (extractive) (10,001–20,000m2)

8.04

Industry (light, service or offensive) (gross floor area of 4,001–5,500m2)

 

8.05

Office, shop or commercial premises, other than drive-in shopping centre (not more than 2 levels, gross floor area of more than 5,500m2)

 

8.06

Office, shop or commercial premises, other than drive-in shopping centre (3–4 levels, gross floor area of 3,501–5,500m2)

  

8.07

Oil or fuel depot, including refinery (licensed capacity of 1,000,000–25,000,000L)

  

8.08

Residential flats or units that are not lots (more than 2 flats or units, 11–15 levels)

  

8.09

Tertiary education institution (not more than 500 students)

  

8.10

Theatre or cinema complex, not part of drive-in shopping centre (more than 6 auditoriums)

  

8.11

Tourist attraction (more than 10,000m2)

  

8.12

Welfare residence (51–100 beds)

  
    
 

Levy group 9

  

9.01

Albion Park Raceway

class A

class B

class C

class D

class E

16,094.40

12,871.40
9,652.20

8,043.00

1,811.60

9.02

Club that is licensed premises (more than 4 levels)

9.03

Doomben Racecourse

9.04

Drive-in shopping centre (area devoted to buildings, roadways, parking and landscaping of 15,001–20,000m2)

9.05

Eagle Farm Racecourse

 

9.06

Hospital (51–100 beds)

  

9.07

Hotel or motel (5–6 levels)

  

9.08

Industry (heavy) (gross floor area of less than 3,001m2)

  

9.09

Industry (light, service or offensive) (gross floor area of 5,501–7,500m2)

  

9.10

Office, shop or commercial premises, other than drive-in shopping centre (3–4 levels, gross floor area of more than 5,500m2)

  

9.11

Office, shop or commercial premises, other than drive-in shopping centre (5–6 levels)

  

9.12

Residential flats or units that are not lots (more than 2 flats or units, more than 15 levels)

  

9.13

Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland showground

  

9.14

School (boarding) (more than 100 boarders)

  

9.15

Tertiary education institution (501–1,000 students)

  

9.16

Welfare residence (101–200 beds)

  
    
 

Levy group 10

  

10.01

Drive-in shopping centre (area devoted to buildings, roadways, parking and landscaping of 20,001–30,000m2)

class A

class B

class C

class D

class E

33,048.60
26,436.00

19,820.80

16,521.60

1,811.60

10.02

Hospital (101–200 beds)

10.03

Industry (extractive) (more than 20,000m2)

10.04

Industry (heavy) (gross floor area of 3,001–7,500m2)

10.05

Industry (light, service or offensive) (gross floor area of more than 7,500m2)

  

10.06

Office, shop or commercial premises, other than drive-in shopping centre (7–10 levels)

  

10.07

Welfare residence (201–500 beds)

  
    
 

Levy group 11

  

11.01

Drive-in shopping centre (area devoted to buildings, roadways, parking and landscaping of 30,001–40,000m2)

class A

class B

class C

class D

class E

55,949.60
44,758.80
33,569.80

27,970.00
1,811.60

11.02

Hospital (201–500 beds)

11.03

Hotel or motel (7–10 levels)

11.04

Industry (heavy) (gross floor area of 7,501–15,000m2)

11.05

Office, shop or commercial premises, other than drive-in shopping centre (11–20 levels)

  

11.06

Oil or fuel depot, including refinery (licensed capacity of 25,000,001–50,000,000L)

  

11.07

Tertiary education institution (1,001–5,000 students)

  

11.08

Welfare residence (more than 500 beds)

  
    
 

Levy group 12

  

12.01

Brewery (gross floor area of more than 15,000m2)

class A

class B

class C

class D

class E

103,436.80
82,744.80
62,060.00

51,715.20

1,811.60

12.02

Bulk sugar terminal

12.03

Distillery (gross floor area of more than 15,000m2)

12.04

Drive-in shopping centre (area devoted to buildings, roadways, parking and landscaping of 40,001–60,000m2)

12.05

Hospital (more than 500 beds)

  

12.06

Hotel or motel (11–16 levels)

  

12.07

Industry (heavy) (gross floor area of more than 15,000m2)

  

12.08

Office, shop or commercial premises, other than drive-in shopping centre (21–29 levels)

  

12.09

Oil or fuel depot, including refinery (licensed capacity of 50,000,001–100,000,000L)

  

12.10

Resort complex (gross floor area of less than 18,000m2)

  

12.11

Sugar mill, sugar factory or sugar refinery

  
    
 

Levy group 13

  

13.01

Bulk coal terminal

class A

class B

class C

class D

class E

118,572.80

94,855.80
71,139.40

59,281.80

1,811.60

13.02

Drive-in shopping centre (1 shopping level, area devoted to buildings, roadways, parking and landscaping of more than 60,000m2)

13.03

Hotel or motel (17–25 levels)

13.04

Office, shop or commercial premises, other than drive-in shopping centre (30–40 levels)

  

13.05

Oil or fuel depot, including refinery (licensed capacity of 100,000,001–150,000,000L)

  

13.06

Power station

  

13.07

Resort complex (gross floor area of 18,000–35,000m2)

  

13.08

Tertiary education institution (5,001–10,000 students)

  
    
 

Levy group 14

  

14.01

Casino, including any accommodation, entertainment and restaurant facilities (not more than 20 levels)

class A

class B

class C

class D

class E

177,865.00
142,292.40
106,715.40
88,927.40
1,811.60

14.02

Drive-in shopping centre (more than 1 shopping level, area devoted to buildings, roadways, parking and landscaping of 60,001–100,000m2)

14.03

Hotel or motel (more than 25 levels)

 

14.04

Integrated office, shop and commercial complex (more than 5 levels, underground parking facilities for more than 1,000 vehicles and underground bus interchange)

  

14.05

Metal refinery or smelter

  

14.06

Office, shop or commercial premises, other than drive-in shopping centre (more than 40 levels)

  

14.07

Oil or fuel depot, including refinery (licensed capacity of 150,000,001–200,000,000L)

  

14.08

Resort complex (gross floor area of more than 35,000m2)

  
    
 

Levy group 15

  

15.01

Drive-in shopping centre (more than 1 shopping level, area devoted to buildings, roadways, parking and landscaping of more than 100,000m2)

class A

class B

class C

class D

class E

296,442.40
237,152.80
177,862.40
148,217.60

1,811.60

15.02

Oil or fuel depot, including refinery (licensed capacity of 200,000,001–250,000,000L)

15.03

Tertiary education institution (more than 10,000 students)

    
 

Levy group 16

  

16.01

Casino, including any accommodation, entertainment and restaurant facilities (more than 20 levels)

class A

class B

class C

class D

class E

494,080.00
395,263.60
296,442.40

247,037.00
1,811.60

16.02

Oil or fuel depot, including refinery (licensed capacity of more than 250,000,000L)

Note to schedule 2—

Unless otherwise stated, area in square metres refers to the part of a prescribed property used for the purpose stated in the category in column 1.

Part 4 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Regulation 2014

19Regulation amended

This part amends the State Penalties Enforcement Regulation 2014.

20Amendment of sch 1 (Infringement notice offences and fines for nominated laws)

(1)Schedule 1, entry for Fire Services Act 1990, entries for sections 146Y(3) and 148A(3)—
omit.
(2)Schedule 1, entry for Fire Services Act 1990—
insert—

s 147Z(3)

 

2

2

s 148A(1)

2

2

s 148B(1)

2

2

s 148B(2)

2

2

s 148E(1)

2

2

s 148E(2)

2

2