New South Wales Consolidated Acts

SWIMMING POOLS ACT 1992 - SECT 7

7 General requirements for outdoor swimming pools

(1) The owner of the premises on which a swimming pool is situated must ensure that the swimming pool is at all times surrounded by a child-resistant barrier--

(a) that separates the swimming pool from any residential building situated on the premises and from any place (whether public or private) adjoining the premises, and

(b) that is designed, constructed, installed and maintained in accordance with the standards prescribed by the regulations.

: Maximum penalty--50 penalty units.

(2) The diagrams in Part 1 of Schedule 1 illustrate the provisions of this section.

Note--: Section 7 should be read in conjunction with the other provisions of this Part, in particular sections 8, 9, 10, 18, 19 and 22.