Smoke alarms in Noosa

What does a Noosa home need by 1 January 2027?

By 1 January 2027, all existing private homes, townhouses, units and manufactured homes in Queensland need interconnected photoelectric smoke alarms. If you are selling, renting or re-renting a home, they must already be installed.

Where each alarm goes, how it can be powered and how the alarms talk to each other are set out on our Queensland smoke alarm laws page.

Do short stay lets in Noosa need smoke alarm certification?

Noosa Council’s Short Stay Letting and Home Hosted Accommodation Local Law commenced on 1 February 2022. Short stay letting means making premises available to people other than the owner for less than 3 consecutive months.

An application for short stay letting approval must include written evidence of a current electrical safety certification for the smoke alarms. The approval must be renewed annually while short stay letting continues at the premises.

If your Noosa property is let for short stays, say so when you book. We fit or upgrade the alarms to the Queensland requirements and give you written certification for the work, ready for your council application. Hardwired interconnected smoke alarms need a Certificate of testing and compliance, issued under section 227 of the Electrical Safety Regulation 2013.

Where in Noosa do we work?

• Noosa Heads
• Noosaville
• Tewantin
• Sunshine Beach
• Cooroy
• Pomona

Somewhere else in the shire? Ask, it is usually a yes.

Sources

Every requirement on this page is taken from the official guidance below, checked on 7 October 2026. It is general information about the Queensland rules, not advice about your particular home.

• Noosa Shire Council, Short stay letting
• Queensland Fire Department, Smoke alarms, page updated 25 August 2026
• Queensland Fire Department, Frequently asked questions about smoke alarms, page updated 10 June 2026