Building Fire and Safety Committee
The Building Fire and Safety Committee is a prescribed committee under the Planning and Development Infrastructure Act 2016 (PDI Act). It is charged with the responsibility for matters arising under section 157 of the PDI Act which are of a building fire safety nature. An ‘Authorised officer’ from Council can inspect existing buildings to check if the fire safety is adequate. If not, a Building Fire and Safety Committee, as an appropriate authority under the Act, can take action to require the owner to upgrade the fire safety of the building to an appropriate level.
The current Membership of the Building Fire and Safety Committee (BFSC) consists of:
- Nadene Denton, being a person appointed by the Council and who holds prescribed qualifications in building surveying
- Mark Dally, being an authorised officer under Part 3 Division 5 or section 86 of the Fire and Emergency Services Act 2005 and has been approved by the Chief Officer of the South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service
- Peter Harmer, being a person appointed by the Council as a person with expertise in the area of fire safety
- Councillor Zia Westerman as Council’s Council Member representative.