TCP Property Services will provide quality pre-purchase inspection, done professionally with a written report and delivered timeously, to assist you in negotiations for your new home. If you are selling or buying a property with a pool you will need to know whether the pool is registered with the Pool Safety Council, and has a current pool safety certificate.
2. POOL SAFETY INSPECTION IN QUEENSLAND
TCP Property Services will
provide quality pre-purchase
inspection, done
professionally with a written
report and delivered
timeously, to assist you in
negotiations for your new
home.
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3. If your pool is not compliant, you may sign a
Form 36 which states “No Pool Safety
Certificate”, or you may decide to have the
necessary changes made for compliance. If
you buy a home with a non-compliant pool,
you will have 90 days from date of purchase
to get the pool compliant.
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4. The state of Queensland
has strict laws and from
December 1st, 2010,
legislation requires that all
swimming pool barriers, on
properties sold or leased,
must be inspected and a
compliance certificate
issued by 30th November,
2015.
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5. Providers of short term accommodation and
shared swimming pools are required to be
inspected once every two years. Non shared
pool compliance certificates are valid for
two years and shared pool certificates are
valid for 12 months.
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6. New laws require four-
sided barriers to surround
a swimming pool with a
minimum height of 48
inches or 1200 mm from
ground level and non-
climbable zones in a 180º
arc measuring 36 inches or
900 mm from the top.
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7. To be compliant, there must not be any
objects that are more than 0.5 inches or 10
mm in width and depth in the non-
climbable zones. Using a building as one
side of the barrier is not allowed.
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8. These laws have been passed to reduce the
risk of children drowning in Queensland,
but should not by any means allow
complacency, as it requires a combination
of pool safety and vigilant child supervision
to prevent a drowning.
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9. A non-compliant swimming pool could expose
you to fines and affect the resale value of your
property. A licensed pool safety inspector
from TCP Property Services will inspect your
pool for compliance and issue the relevant
compliance certificate from the Pool Safety
Council.
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http://ec64.com.au/pool-safety-inspections-gold-coast/non-compliant-pools/