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The Benefits of Using ARA Compliance

Forget the stress of property management.

ARA Compliance will work tirelessly to maintain your property and protect its occupants. Our expert technicians will inspect, test and service your safety devices, ensuring that they meet legislative safety standards. This will not only keep your tenants safe - it will protect you from fines, liability for accidents, and rejection of insurance claims.

We can promise you peace of mind.


Services Included In the ARA Compliance Package
Smoke Alarms
Pool Compliance
Window Compliance
Building Compliance
Safety Switch Compliance

Smoke Alarm Compliance

We offer a comprehensive, tax-deductible compliancy service to promise you peace of mind. Our certificate of compliance not only assures you that your property and its occupants are safe: it protects you from fines, liability for accidents, and rejection of insurance claims.

What We Do

Our expert technicians will:

  • Install new alarms*
  • Inspect and test every smoke alarm annually
  • Check that smoke alarms meet Australian Standard AS 3786
  • Replace broken and out of date smoke alarms
  • Replace batteries where required
  • Check that the correct number of smoke alarms are installed
  • Check that the smoke alarms are correctly located per Building Code of Australia requirements.
  • Provide a certificate of compliance upon completion of inspection
  • Offer 12 months warranty
    • *ARA Compliance uses AS 3786 approved photoelectric smoke alarms.

Legal Obligations

Compliance with smoke alarm safety standards is of paramount importance - not only to protect the occupants of your building, but to avoid the legal consequences of negligence.

If a building doesn’t have the correct amount of smoke alarms, if the alarms aren’t installed in the correct positions, or if the smoke alarms are faulty, property and strata managers may face fines or even legal action. Additionally, most insurance policies feature an exclusion clause that allows the insurance company to reject claims if smoke alarms safety standards have not been met.

The consequences of non-compliance can be dire. With ARA Compliance, you can rest assured that you, your building, and its occupants are protected.

State Legislation
NSW
QLD
VIC
SA
WA
TAS
NT
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Fire & Rescue NSW - Smoke alarms
Queensland Government - Smoke alarms
Residential Tenancies Authority - Smoke alarms
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services - Smoke Alarm Legislation Information Sheet (PDF)
Metropolitan Fire Brigade - Only working smoke alarms save lives
Consumer Affairs Victoria - Smoke alarms and fire safety - advice for tenants and residents
Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service - Current Territory laws on smoke alarms
Australasian Legal Information Institute - Fire and emergency amendment (smoke alarm) regulations 2011 (no 43 of 2011) - reg 5
South Australian Government - Smoke alarms
Real Estate Institute - Smoke Alarms
Department of Commerce - Smoke alarm laws
Department of Fire & Emergency Services - Smoke Alarm Legislative Requirements
Consumer Affairs & Fair Trading - Residential Tenancy (Smoke Alarms) Act 2012 and Residential Tenancy (Smoke Alarms) Regulations 2012 (PDF)
Tasmania Fire Service - Residential Rental Properties

Pool Compliance

To ensure that the risk of accidents around your pool is at an absolute minimum, ARA Compliance will visit your property and provide a comprehensive inspection.

If your pool fence or barrier meets legislative standards, you’ll receive our certificate of compliancy. If not, we will provide a report with a detailed breakdown of the non-compliant sections, and a description of the further steps that need to be taken before your pool can be deemed compliant.

Legal Obligations

Pool fencing laws vary from state to state, but throughout Australia, it’s the owners that are responsible for ensuring their pools are compliant with the relevant legislation. The installation of a compliant pool fence can mean the difference between safety and tragedy.

State Legislation
NSW
QLD
VIC
NT
SA
WA
TAS
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Product Safety Australia - Spas & Pools
Department of Housing and Public Works - Pool safety laws
Victorian Building Authority - Swimming pools, spas and their safety barriers (PDF)
Lands and Planning Services - Swimming Pool Fencing Unit
South Australian Government - Pool and spa safety
Department of Commerce - Rules for pools and spas
Department of Justice - Pool Safety

Window Compliance

Blind and Window Cords

Often overlooked by owners, blind and window cords constitute a very real threat to small children.

Our compliance technicians are experts in maintaining safety standards. Upon your request, we’ll visit your property, inspect all corded window coverings for compliance with the relative legislation, install safety devices when necessary, and offer a certificate of compliance.

Window Locks

To ensure compliancy and prevent accidental injury or death, ARA Compliance offers a comprehensive on-site inspection service.

We’ll check to see that all relevant windows meet legislation, repair faulty locks, supply and install new locks if necessary, and provide a certificate as evidence of your compliance.

Legal Obligations

The legislation regarding blinds and window cords affects Australian businesses involved in the supply of window coverings (importers, distributors, retailers and installers) as well as the owners and renters of residential, commercial, and government properties.

Although the legislation only covers corded curtains and blinds installed after 1st July, 2011, the intent behind the legislation - keeping children safe - applies to all existing corded curtains and blinds.

State Legislation
NSW
QLD
VIC
NT
SA
WA
TAS
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Australian Government - Trade Practices (Consumer Product Safety Standard — Corded Internal Window Coverings) Regulations 2010
Product Safety Australia - Blinds & curtains
Fair Trading NSW - Window and balcony safety

By the 13th of March, 2018, all above-ground windows in NSW must be fitted with safety devices to prevent children from falling. An above-ground window is defined as a window that is 2m or more from the outside ground, and one that is less than 1.7m above the inside floor. Locks or security screens are to allow an opening of no more than 12.5cm.
Australian Government - Trade Practices (Consumer Product Safety Standard — Corded Internal Window Coverings) Regulations 2010
Product Safety Australia - Blinds & curtains
Australian Government - Trade Practices (Consumer Product Safety Standard — Corded Internal Window Coverings) Regulations 2010
Product Safety Australia - Blinds & curtains
Australian Government - Trade Practices (Consumer Product Safety Standard — Corded Internal Window Coverings) Regulations 2010
Product Safety Australia - Blinds & curtains
Australian Government - Trade Practices (Consumer Product Safety Standard — Corded Internal Window Coverings) Regulations 2010
Product Safety Australia - Blinds & curtains
Australian Government - Trade Practices (Consumer Product Safety Standard — Corded Internal Window Coverings) Regulations 2010
Product Safety Australia - Blinds & curtains
Australian Government - Trade Practices (Consumer Product Safety Standard — Corded Internal Window Coverings) Regulations 2010
Product Safety Australia - Blinds & curtains

Building Compliance

ARA Compliance assesses planning, building and construction practices throughout the entire process, and offers Construction Certificates, Complying Development Certificates, Occupation Certificates, Fire Safety Inspections, BCA Compliance and Fire Safety Upgrade reports.

We can offer expert advice for any project of any size, from small pergolas to multi-storey high rise developments and industrial buildings.

What We Do

We provide a full and comprehensive range of services including:

  • Audit Reporting
  • Building Inspections
  • Complying Development Certificates
  • Construction Certificates
  • Council Consultation
  • Critical Stage Inspections
  • Facilities Management
  • Strata Subdivision Approval
  • Occupation Certificates and Appointment of PCA
  • Pre-Development Compliance Advice
  • Project Management

Legal Obligations

There are a wide variety of mandatory boxes that need to be checked before any building is erected. From the beginning of the planning process until construction is complete, each new building requires certifications from town planners, local councils, and state and federal governments.

Although this process can be arduous, ARA Compliance offers a comprehensive compliance service for building practices to streamline your building’s progress.

Safety Switch Compliance

Safety switches are an easy, foolproof way to safeguard your building’s occupants against the danger of electrocution.

Our expert technicians offer installation, maintenance, repair and inspection of safety switches in switchboards or power points. Our certificate of compliance proves your adherence to the legislation and your commitment to safety.

Legal Obligations

Although the legislation varies slightly from state to state, all domestic installations throughout Australia are legally required to have a minimum of one safety switch in their switchboard. Some states require additional safety switches on power points and lighting circuits. There’s no reason to gamble when it comes to safety.

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