Section 55

where the plans or any part thereof contain any alternative solution —

an appropriate qualified person who is a fire safety engineer to prepare those plans or that part thereof containing the alternative solution, or a fire safety engineer to supervise a qualified person to prepare those plans or that part thereof; and

another fire safety engineer as a peer reviewer to review and assess whether the alternative solution therein satisfies the fire performance requirements in the Fire Code; or

in any other case, an appropriate qualified person to prepare the plans of those fire safety works.

approve, subject to such terms and conditions as the Commissioner may impose, any one or more of the plans submitted to the Commissioner under subsection (1);

disapprove any of the plans which is not in order; or

in writing direct the applicant to comply, within such period as may be specified in the direction, with such requirements as the Commissioner may specify for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the provisions of this Act.

in the case of plans mentioned in subsection (2)(a), the application and plans are accompanied by —

a written declaration by the qualified person who prepared those plans declaring that the plans (excluding the alternative solution) have been prepared in accordance with the Fire Code and comply with the provisions of this Act;

a written declaration by the fire safety engineer who prepared or (as the case may be) supervised the preparation of the plans or that part thereof containing the alternative solution, declaring that the alternative solution satisfies the fire performance requirements and complies with the provisions of this Act; and

a certification from the peer reviewer that the alternative solution contained in the plans or that part thereof satisfies the fire performance requirements and complies with the provisions of this Act; or

in the case of plans mentioned in subsection (2)(b), the application and plans are accompanied by a written declaration by the qualified person who prepared those plans declaring that the plans have been prepared in accordance with the Fire Code and the provisions of this Act.

under subsection (3)(a), if the Commissioner is satisfied that any information given in the application for approval or any document submitted to the Commissioner in respect of the application for approval is false in a material particular; and

under subsection (5), if the Commissioner is satisfied that the written declaration submitted by the qualified person or fire safety engineer or the certificate of a peer reviewer mentioned in that subsection is false.

the Commissioner has given a written notice to the person for whom the fire safety works are carried out to comply, within such period as may be specified in the notice, with such requirements as the Commissioner may specify for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the Fire Code, and any of the provisions of this Act; and

the person has failed or refused to comply with the requirements specified in the written notice.

the amendment of any of the approved plans of fire safety works;

the rectification of the fire safety works; and

the alteration or demolition of a building or part thereof to which the fire safety works relate.

to disapprove any plans of fire safety works under subsection (3)(b);

to reject any plans of fire safety works under subsection (4); or

to revoke an approval granted in respect of any plans of fire safety works under subsection (7),and must specify a date, not less than 14 days from the date of the written notification, on which the decision of the Commissioner takes effect.

any fire certificate granted under section 35 in respect of any building to which the fire safety works relate; and

any fire safety certificate or temporary fire permit issued in respect of the fire safety works under section 60,as the case may be, automatically lapses.