Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

PUBLIC POOLS ACT 2015 (NO. 7 OF 2015) - SECT 59

A regulation may make provision in relation to the following:

        (a)     the minimum requirements for first-aid equipment and facilities;

        (b)     the pool facilities that must comply with first-aid equipment and facilities requirements;

        (c)     design specifications for first-aid facilities.

Examples––par (a)

              •     first-aid kit

              •     rescue and resuscitation equipment

              •     spinal boards and extrication collars

              •     disposable bandages, swabs, hygiene items

              •     stretchers, blankets, pillows

Examples––par (c)

              •     dedicated room

              •     washing facilities

              •     washable floors

              •     storage requirements

Note 1     Power to make a statutory instrument (including a regulation) includes power to make different provision in relation to different matters or different classes of matters, and to make an instrument that applies differently by reference to stated exceptions or factors (see Legislation Act

, s 48).

Note 2     An example is part of the Act is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act

, s 126 and s 132).