Plans - Revetment Wall Landings - 44 Noosa Pde Noosa Heads · OPW19/0227

Address: PO Box 1632 Buderim QLD 4556
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07 5451 0579

BUILDING APPROVALS ABN: 46 326 883 383

 

GENERAL CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR BUILDING WORK
RESIDENTIAL (ATTACHMENT 1)

Building Approval Number: 20197461
Property Address: 44 Noosa Parade, Noosa Heads QLD 4567
Scope of work: Alterations/Additions to Detached Dwelling and

Swimming Pool

POOL FENCING LAWS AND WHAT THEY MEAN TO YOU AS A POOL OWNER
Pool owners need to be aware of their obligations in relation to the pool fencing laws.
¢ Pool fencing to comply with the latest pool fencing standards.

e Compliant temporary fences to be permitted for a maximum period of three (3) months during the
construction of a pool, after which compliant permanent fencing will be required. Both the temporary and
permanent fences will need to be inspected and certified by the building certifier who approved the
application.

e Ifthe required final inspection has not been done, building certifiers will be required to undertake a mandatory
follow-up inspection within a set time frame after giving a building approval for a swimming pool. The time
frames will be six (6) months for new pools or two (2) years in cases where building approval is granted for
a swimming pool and a new residential building. If the building approval is due to lapse earlier than six (6)
months or two (2) years, the final inspection must be done before it lapses.

¢ Pool owners to display a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) sign that reflects the current CPR method
adopted by the Australian Resuscitation Council. Owners must ensure that a compliant fence is maintained.

e Owners must display a warning sign advising that a new pool is under construction. From 1 January 2017,
all new CPR signs for swimming pools must comply with Guideline 8, published by the Australian
Resuscitation Council (ARC). Existing signage that complies with the earlier guideline (Guideline 7) is
acceptable for use while still readable.

e Local governments can only grant exemptions in circumstances where an occupant of the building has a
disability that will not enable them to gain access to the pool area if a complying pool fence was constructed.

Penalties of up to $16,500 and on-the-spot fines of up to $700 can be imposed on pool owners if their pool fence
does not comply with the law.

Responsibilities:

Owners of Outdoor Pools on Residential Land: The pool owner is generally the owner of the land. The owner
of the property is responsible for ensuring their pool fence is compliant.

Tenant Renting Property with a Swimming Pool: Tenants are responsible for ensuring that the gate is not kept
open and that there are no objects that would allow children to access the pool. If a person renting a property buys
a pool that requires pool fencing around it, the owner of the pool must ensure the pool has a fence around it.

See: Guidelines for the interpretation of swimming pool fencing requirements - Department of Infrastructure and
Planning www.dip.gld.gov.au

INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS - POOL IS NOT TO BE FILLED WITH WATER UNTIL POOL FENCE
INSPECTED AND FORM 17 ISSUED