Prioritise your safety with a $99* Smoke Alarm Compliance Check

Does your current smoke alarm system comply with current legislation?

Don’t leave it to the last minute – act now and make sure your smoke alarm system complies with current Queensland legislation.

For just $99*, a Fallon Solutions licensed electrician will perform a thorough compliance check of your current smoke alarm system and provide a recommendation on any required upgrades.

Our $99* Smoke Alarm Compliance Check includes:

• Checking whether your smoke alarms meet Australian standards and legislation.
• Providing recommendations on upgrades if required.
• Issue a smoke alarm compliance certificate if required (a $25 fee per certificate will be charged).

Queensland Smoke Alarm Legislation

Queensland’s smoke alarm laws were updated in 2017, with a rollout of required upgrades depending on a property’s situation.

• Smoke alarms must be located:
  • on each storey
  • in all bedrooms
  • in hallways that connect bedrooms to the rest of the house
  • if there’s no hallway, between bedrooms and other parts of the storey
  • if there are no bedrooms on a storey, at least one smoke alarm must be installed in the most likely path of travel to exit the home
• All smoke alarms must be photoelectric. Ionisation style smoke alarms should no longer be used to replace or upgrade old alarms.
• Smoke alarms must comply with the Standard (the body of the alarm must be marked with AS3786-2014).
• Smoke alarms must either be hardwired to your home’s mains power supply with a secondary power source (such as a non-removable 10-year battery), or be powered by 10-year non-removable lithium battery powered alarms.
• Smoke alarms must be interconnected with every smoke alarm in the dwelling so that if one is triggered, all smoke alarms activate together to provide the best and earliest warning of a fire.
• Interconnection can be either wired or wireless.

For your safety and the safety of everyone in your home, hardwired smoke alarms must be installed by a licensed electrician.

Installation timeframes

The installation timeframe relevant for your property will vary depending on your situation.

• Homes built or significantly renovated with a completion date after 1 January 2017 will need to be installed with an interconnected photoelectric alarm system.
• Any homes leased or sold from 1 January 2017 will need to meet compliance after 5 years.
• All owner-occupied residents will need to meet compliance after 10 years.

Smoke alarm checklist for your peace of mind

Book your $99* Smoke Alarm Check to ensure your family’s safety and safeguard your property. Just fill out our quick online smoke alarm check booking request form or call us on 1300 054 488 today.

*Terms and conditions apply. Contact us for full details on all our offers.

Terms and Conditions

• Homeowner must be present.
• Domestic job bookings only.
• Offer applies to normal booking hours only, not after-hours callouts.
• $99 covers travel to site and compliance check only. Should the attending electrician determine any requirements to comply with the legislation, they will discuss any additional costs with you. It is our duty of care to ensure your safety.
• A $25 fee will be charged for each smoke alarm compliance certificate.
• The compliance record is indicative of the state of the smoke alarms within the residence you have us attend at the date of inspection. Fallon Solutions accepts no responsibility or liability for your current installation and its condition before or after the test date.
• Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. (Home Protection Plan 15% discount may be used for any additional costs only.)
• $50 loyalty cards cannot be used as payment for any $99 offer.