Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
"acknowledgment notice" means a notice issued under section 21.
"applicable safety standard", in relation to a swimming pool, means the Community Safety Standard, modified Australian Standard or non-standard safety provision applicable to that swimming pool.
"applicant" means a person who has made an application to the Authority under Part 3 or 4.
"approved form" means a form approved under section 45.
"Authority" means a person appointed under section 38.
"certified", in relation to a swimming pool, means there is in force a compliance certificate in respect of the swimming pool.
"child" means a person who is under the age of 5 years.
"Community Safety Standard" means the safety standard referred to in section 11.
"compliance certificate" means a certificate issued under section 18(2).
"construct" includes install.
"declaration of compliance" means a declaration referred to in section 20.
"declaration of proposed compliance" means a declaration referred to in section 27.
"dividing barrier" means a swimming pool barrier separating adjoining premises:
(a) whether the adjoining premises are wholly or only partly separated by the swimming pool barrier; and
(b) whether or not the swimming pool barrier is on any part of the common boundary of the adjoining premises.
"existing swimming pool" means a swimming pool the construction of which was completed before 1 January 2003.
"interim compliance certificate" means a certificate issued under section 18(1).
"large premises" means premises of 1.8 hectares or more in area.
"modified Australian Standard" means the safety standard referred to in section 10.
"new swimming pool" means a swimming pool the construction of which is completed on or after 1 January 2003.
non-standard safety provision means the provision referred to in section 12.
"notified", in relation to a swimming pool, means an acknowledgment notice is in force in respect of the swimming pool.
"occupier", in relation to premises, includes:
(a) a person who is for the time being in charge of the premises; and
(b) if there are 2 or more occupiers of the premises – each of the occupiers.
"owner", in relation to premises, means the registered owner or registered proprietor within the meaning of the Land Title Act 2000 .
"perimeter boundary" means a fence, wall or other similar structure forming the outer boundary of premises.
"pool safety adviser" means a swimming pool safety adviser appointed under section 40.
"premises" means a lot within the meaning of the Land Title Act 2000 and includes any building or structure on the lot.
"prescribed fee" means a fee prescribed under section 46.
"provisional acknowledgment notice" means a notice issued under section 27(4).
"provisional compliance certificate" means a certificate issued under section 26(4).
"purchaser's declaration" means a declaration referred to in section 25.
"Registrar" means the person appointed under section 48(4).
residential building has the meaning in section 5.
"Review Committee" means the Review Committee established by section 48.
"small premises" means premises of less than 1.8 hectares in area.
"spa bath" means a bath, intended to be emptied after each use, that can inject air bubbles or jets of turbulent water into the water in the bath.
"spa pool" means a water-retaining structure that can inject air bubbles or jets of turbulent water into the water in the structure and includes an excavation, structure or vessel in the nature of a spa pool, flotation tank or tub, but does not include a spa bath.
swimming pool has the meaning in section 6.
swimming pool barrier has the meaning in section 7.
"temporary acknowledgment notice" means a notice issued under section 28.
"upgrade", in relation to a swimming pool or swimming pool barrier, includes construct, alter, repair and replace.
(2) For this Act, adjoining premises owned by the same person are taken to be one premises.
(3) For this Act, 2 or more swimming pools are taken together to comprise one swimming pool if they are:
(a) situated at the same premises; and
(b) in close proximity to one another.