Pool Safety Inspector courses have become necessary in Queensland since the introduction of revised ...

1. Pool Safety Inspector Courses
Pool Safety Inspector courses have become necessary in Queensland since the introduction of
revised legislation in 2010 with the aim of preventing drownings in Queensland swimming pools.
Pool Safety Inspector courses are approved for
delivery in Queensland by the Pool Safety
Council. A certified pool inspector course
provides the skills and knowledge to apply to
become a licensed swimming pool safety
inspector.
To qualify as a swimming pool safety inspector, a
candidate must undertake a certified pool
inspector course. Swimming pool inspector
courses cover numerous aspects of pool safety
including laws for pool fencing and pool safety
gates. Pool fence regulations and pool safety
gates help keep children safe.
After completing a certified pool safety inspector
course, a pool safety inspector must apply to the
Pool Safety Council for a license, allowing him or
her to conduct swimming pool safety inspections
according to pool safety regulations. Provided the
swimming pool, pool enclosure and safety gates
comply with all aspects of pool safety laws and
fencing regulations, a pool safety certificate will
be issued.
In 2008, the Queensland Premier announced the most comprehensive review of Queensland's
swimming pool safety laws in nearly 20 years, resulting in changes to the pool fencing regulations
and pool fencing laws in Queensland.
In 2009, the Queensland Government announced the implementation of a swimming pool safety
management strategy addressing swimming pool safety, to be introduced in two stages commencing
November 2009.
From December 2010, all regulated swimming pools on regulated land in Queensland are required
at the point of sale or lease to have a pool safety inspection conducted by a licensed pool safety
inspector for the issuing of a pool safety certificate, confirming that the swimming pool complies
with the new Queensland pool safety laws. The new pool safety laws for compliant pool fencing are
located in the Building Act 1975 and pool fence regulations.
The pool safety register is a complete inventory of all swimming pools in Queensland and is a
compilation derived from local councils and pool owners. The pool owner is responsible for
registering their regulated swimming pool by November 2011. All regulated swimming pools must

2. be compliant with pool safety laws by 2015.
Swimming pool safety inspectors, once licensed, can conduct pool safety inspections on individual
residential pools and shared pools. 'Shared pools' refers to swimming pools in hotel and high-rise
accommodation, and apartment complexes. Shared pools appear on the pool safety register and
must comply with all pool fencing regulations.
In the case of a shared pool, it is the responsibility of the Body Corporate, being the pool owner, to
ensure that the swimming pool is registered on the Pool Safety Register, and that a licensed pool
safety inspector conducts an inspection and issues a pool safety certificate upon compliance with
pool safety regulations.
The Body Corporate must be able to provide a pool safety certificate when an individual apartment
owner wishes to sell or lease his or her property.