The NSW Government made automatic fire sprinkler systems mandatory in all residential aged care facilities after the tragic nursing home fire in Quakers Hill in 2011.
These laws took effect on 1 January 2013.
The Fire Sprinkler Systems Implementation Committee monitored the overall progress of the retrofit program for fire sprinkler systems.
All aged care homes in NSW in the retrofit program have now completed this work and are sprinkler protected.
Resources
Related information
Information for councils
- Information for councils, certifiers and industry on amendments to the Fire Sprinkler Standard (PDF, 59 KB)
- Information for councils, certifiers and industry about approval information, documentation and inspection of sprinkler systems (PDF, 109 KB)
- Information for councils, certifiers and industry on the Fire Sprinkler Standard – concealed spaces (PDF, 56 KB)
- Advisory note - Information for councils, certifiers and industry on the new fire sprinkler requirements (PDF, 71 KB)
Fire Sprinkler Systems Implementation Committee
- 2017 Annual Report – Fire Sprinkler Systems Implementation Committee (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- 2016 Annual Report – Fire Sprinkler Systems Implementation Committee (PDF, 2.6 MB)
- 2015 Annual Report – Fire Sprinkler Systems Implementation Committee (PDF, 186 KB)
- 2014 Annual Report – Fire Sprinkler Systems Implementation Committee (PDF, 930 KB)