Swimming Pool Safety - Stage two will come into effect 1 December 2010. They will target new and existing indoor and outdoor pools associated with houses, residential units, hotels, motels, caretaker dwellings and caravan parks.
What is required under the stage two measures?
Under the stage two measures, 12 different pool safety standards and over 100 local government laws were simplified into one standard, making it easier for Queenslanders to understand their responsibilities.
A person will be unable to sell or lease their property until the pool safety barrier has been inspected and a compliance certificate issued.
The stage two measures also include:
• Pool owners would be required to provide pool safety certificates at the time of sale or lease
• Upgrade pools to whatever safety requirements are current at the point of sale or lease
• Fence portable pools that are 300 mm or more deep
• Phase out child-resistant doors forming part of the safety barrier
• Remove pool barrier exemptions and variations granted by local governments so that all pools meet the same safety standards
• Five years to meet new pool safety standards unless they sell or lease the property first.
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