House of Assembly Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service Mr PEDERICK House of Assembly Hammond 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 House of Assembly Cheltenham Minister for Trade and Investment Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services Minister for Local Government Minister for Veterans Affairs South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service 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.