Independent Building Fire Safety Committee Member/Certified Fire Engineer

Buildi ng Fire Safety Committee

Terms of Reference

Establishment & Terms of Reference of the City of Marion

Building Fire Safety Committee

Establishment

Pursuant to Section of the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016

the Council establishes a body to be known as the City of Marion Building Fire Safety

Committee ("Building Fire Safety Committee") for the purpose of acting as the "appropriate

authority" (as the term is defined in the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act, 2016)

in respect of all fire safety matters.

Membership

Membership of the Building Fire Safety Committee shall consist o f -

(i) A person appointed by the Council and who holds prescribed qualifications in building

surveying;

(ii) A member being an authorised officer under the Fire and Emergency Services Act

2005 as nominated by the Chief Officer of the South Australian Metropolitan Fire

Service (or other officer as may be nominated);

(iii) A member being a person appointed by the Council as a person with expertise in

the area of fire safety;

(iv) A person appointed by the council as the deputy member for the person appointed by

Coincil.

All members of the Building Fire Safety Committee are appointed for a term of three years.

The office of a member of the Building Fire Safety Committee will become vacant if the

Member -

(i) dies; or

(ii) completes a term of office and is not reappointed; or

(iii) resigns by written notice addressed to the Council; or

(iv) is removed from office by the Council for any reasonable cause.

Terms of Reference

The terms of reference for the Building Fire Safety Committee are as follows -

(i) the Building Fire Safety Committee is charged with the responsibility for all matters arising

under Section 157 of the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 which are of

a building fire safety nature;

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(ii) a quorum for a meeting of the Building Fire Safety Committee shall be two (2) members,

and one of those members shall be the person nominated by the Chief Officer of the South

Australian Metropolitan Fire Service.

(iii) all decisions of the Building Fire Safety Committee shall be made on the basis of a

majority decision of the members present;

(iv) the Building Fire Safety Committee shall meet at the Council Administration Centre

at 245 Sturt Road Sturt, or at such other places as the Building Fire Safety Committee

may from time to time determine;

(v) the Building Fire Safety Committee shall meet on a day and at a time nominated by the

Presiding Member with a minimum of four (4) ordinary meetings each calender year;

(vi) a member of the Building Fire Safety Committee who has a personal interest or a

direct or indirect pecuniary interest in any matter before the Building Fire Safety Committee

(other than an indirect interest which exists in common with a substantial class of persons)

must not take part in any deliberations or decisions of the Building Fire Safety Committee in

relation to that matter;

(vii) the following provisions apply to the call of meetings -

(a) in the case of an ordinary meeting of the Building Fire Safety Committee, the

Presiding Member must give each member of the Building Fire Safety Committee

notice of a meeting at least three (3) clear days before the date of the meeting

(b) in the case of a special meeting of the Building Fire Safety Committee, the

Presiding Member must give each member of the Building Fire Safety Committee

notice of a meeting at least twelve (12) hours before the commencement of the meeting

(c) notice may be given to a member of the Building Fire Safety Committee

• personally

• by posting it in an envelope addressed to the person at their usual or

last known place of residence or business

• by email transmission to an email address known to be used by the

person

(viii) each member of the Building Fire Safety Committee present at a meeting must, subject

to that person having an interest in the matter, vote on a question arising for a decision at that

meeting;

(ix) the Presiding Member of the Building Fire Safety Committee must keep, or arrange

to be kept, minutes of every meeting of the Building Fire Safety Committee. The minutes

of the proceedings and meetings of the Building Fire Safety Committee must include -

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(a) the names of the members present;

(b) in relation to each member present, if the member was not present for the

entire meeting, the time at which the person entered or left the meeting;

(c) its motion or amendments, and the names of the mover and seconder;

(d) whether a motion or amendment is carried or lost;

(e) any disclosure of interest made by a member

(x) the procedure to be observed at a meeting of the Building Fire Safety Committee insofar

as the procedure is not prescribed by these terms of reference, may be determined by the

Committee

(xi) the inspection / investigation priorities to be observed by the Building Fire Safety

Committee may be determined by the Committee (attached as appropriate).

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