South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service

107 Mr PEDERICK (Hammond) (12 September 2023). In reference to Budget Paper 4, Volume 2, page 54—Why was the number of building development proposals conducted in the 2022-23 financial year more than triple the long term average of roughly 200 per year?

The Hon. J.K. SZAKACS (Cheltenham—Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services): I have been advised:

Recent changes to the National Construction Code now require fire engineering briefs and reports be provided for every building referral submitted to the South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS), where previously only approximately 10 per cent of proposals would require these. This has, over the last three years of adoption, incrementally increased the number of reports submitted through to the MFS for review.