New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS - REG 274

274 Swimming pools

(1) The approved provider of a centre-based education and care service (other than a school-based service) in New South Wales for children preschool age or under must ensure that there is no swimming pool on the service premises unless the swimming pool existed on the premises before 6 November 1996.

(2) The approved provider of a school-based service in New South Wales for children preschool age or under must ensure that there is no swimming pool on the service premises unless the swimming pool existed on the premises and the service was operating before 1 July 2008.

(3) The approved provider of a family day care service must ensure that any swimming pool at a family day care residence or approved family day care venue of the service in New South Wales is fenced in accordance with the requirements for fencing a new swimming pool under the Swimming Pools Act 1992 of New South Wales.

(4) In this regulation--

"school-based service" means an education and care service that is conducted by a school within the meaning of the Education Act 1990 of New South Wales;

"swimming pool" has the same meaning as it has in the Swimming Pools Act 1992 of New South Wales.