Fire & Safety Services

Building Warrant of Fitness

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A Compliance Schedule is a document that is prepared by the Council, which details the inspection maintenance
and reporting of specified system such as sprinkler systems and fire alarms. (See the full list below)

A Building Warrant of Fitness (BWOF) is the document that is prepared by the Council and is a declaration
by the building owner stating that the specified systems have been maintained in accordance with the Compliance Schedule.

Two copies of the Building Warrant of Fitness forms and the Form 12a are sent to the owner by the Council prior
to the expiry date and on being satisfied that all the specified systems have been maintained, both copies
are signed (by the building owner or agent), one copy is sent to the Council and the other displayed in the
building. The Form 12a is to be signed by the Independent Qualified Person (IQP) and attached to the Building
Warrant of Fitness form and returned to the Council.

For new buildings/cable cars, the Compliance Schedule process is automatically initiated and a
Code Compliance Certificate will be issued together along with a compliance schedule statement.
(The compliance schedule statement is valid for one year). You are required to have a Building Warrant
of Fitness if your building contains any of the following specified systems:

Automatic systems for fire suppression (for example sprinkler system)
Cable Car
Automatic or manual emergency warning systems for fire or other dangers
(other than a warning system for fire that is entirely within a household unit and serves only that unit)
Electromagnetic or automatic doors or windows (for example ones that close on fire alarm activation)
Emergency lighting systems
Escape routes pressurisation systems
Riser main for fire service use
Any automatic back flow preventers connected to a potable water supply
Lifts, escalators, travelators or other systems for moving people or goods within buildings
Mechanical ventilation or air conditioning systems
Building maintenance units providing access to exterior and interior walls of buildings
Laboratory fume cupboards
Audio loops or other assistive listening systems
Smoke control systems
Means of escape from fire
Emergency power systems for, or signs relating to, a system or feature specified in any of clauses above.


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