About FRNSW forms

Amendments to the Fire and Rescue NSW Regulation 2023, including changes to fee structure and prices, come into effect from 1 February 2026. Under these regulations, an upfront assessment fee must be paid prior to submitting a fire safety application or request.

To facilitate the processing of the assessment fee ahead of the application, and not cause delay to your application timeframes, please commence the payment process four working days before the application is to be lodged. Applications will not be processed unless the assessment fee has been paid in full.

Visit Pay upfront fee for further information.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) use either Microsoft Word forms which include enhanced functionality to work as electronic forms and should be opened in their native application. Completed forms are to be emailed to firesafety@fire.nsw.gov.au.

When using FRNSW forms for any application or process, please fill in all applicable sections as required. We recommend that you review the information in your completed form then save it. Ensure that you have all required supporting documents or information ready to submit, then email the completed form and required documents to the Fire Safety Branch email address (firesafety@fire.nsw.gov.au).

Note: In some cases, the attachments may need to be uploaded separately to an FRNSW SharePoint directory. If required, contact FRNSW for a SharePoint access link.

Microsoft Word forms

All Word forms should be opened using Microsoft Word. Word forms utilise content controls for entering or selecting data (e.g. text fields, drop-down lists, date pick selector), and the appearance of these content controls may change when used. Only enter information into the content controls where provided (i.e. do not add or remove any form content).

Depending on your security settings, you may be prompted by a security window or pop-up advising you to enable the document for editing. If you encounter this security message when opening the form, FRNSW recommends you enable the document for editing to add content as required.