Queensland Consolidated Regulations

BUILDING REGULATION 2006 - SCHEDULE 2B

SCHEDULE 2B – Minor repairs

1 Minor repairs of barriers for a regulated pool

(1) Repairing, replacing or adjusting part of the existing barriers for a regulated pool is prescribed if—

(a) the repairing, replacing or adjusting of the part is carried out to comply with the pool safety standard; and

(b) the part repaired, replaced or adjusted is no longer than a total of 5m and includes no more than 6 posts.

(2) Subsection (1) (b) does not apply to the following minor repairs to the barriers for a regulated pool—

(a) reducing a gap under the barriers other than by lowering the panels or palings of the barriers;

Example of reducing a gap under the barriers for the pool—

laying paving to reduce the gap under the barriers

(b) increasing the height of the barriers for a regulated pool other than by raising the panels or palings of the barriers;

Example of increasing the height of the barriers for the pool—

installing capping along the top of the barriers

(c) installing shielding material.

(3) Also, erecting a new part of the barriers for a regulated pool is prescribed if—

(a) the erecting of the part is carried out to comply with the pool safety standard; and

(b) the part erected is no longer than a total of 5m and includes no more than 6 posts.

(4) The work prescribed in subsections (1) and (3) includes the following—

(a) repairing, replacing or adjusting loose or damaged palings for the barriers for the pool;

(b) raising the panels of the barriers for the pool to increase the height of the barriers;

(c) lowering panels of the barriers for the pool to reduce a gap under the barriers;

(d) replacing brackets or other fixings for panels of the barriers for the pool;

(e) erecting a new part of the fencing to join 2 existing parts of the barriers for the regulated pool.

Examples for paragraph (e)—

• erecting a new part of the barriers for a regulated pool to create a corral outside a self-closing door that opens into a pool area

• installing a new part of the barriers for a regulated pool between an existing dividing fence for the land and a wall of a building that forms part of the barriers for the pool

2 Minor repairs of gates

(1) Repairing, replacing, adjusting or installing a gate in the barriers for a regulated pool is prescribed if the repairing, replacing, adjusting or installing of the gate is carried out to comply with the pool safety standard.

(2) The work prescribed in subsection (1) includes the following—

(a) replacing, adjusting or installing strikers or latches;

(b) tightening, adjusting or installing hinges to ensure they are capable of holding the gate;

(c) tightening, adjusting or installing a self-closing mechanism on a gate to ensure the gate self-closes;

(d) replacing, repairing, adjusting or installing hinges to ensure a gate self-closes;

(e) making alterations to a gate to change the direction of the gate’s swing;

(f) installing a new gate in a new part of the barriers for the pool.

3 Minor repairs of protected windows and doors

(1) Protecting a window or door is prescribed if the protecting of the window or door is carried out to comply with the pool safety standard.

(2) The work prescribed in subsection (1) includes the following—

(a) permanently disabling a window or door opening;

(b) stopping a window or door from opening more than 100mm;

(c) installing a security screen for a window or door;

(d) inserting rivets, screws or chocks in windows;

(e) removing tracks and running gear from a window or door.

4 Non-climbable zone works

(1) Minor works to protect the barriers for a regulated pool, including the fencing or a gate for the pool, or an object adjacent to the barriers, is prescribed if the minor work is carried out to ensure a person is not able to climb the barriers for the pool.

(2) The work prescribed in subsection (1) includes the following—

(a) installing shielding material that is suitably durable to protect footholds in the barriers for the pool;

(b) adding return barriers to a barrier that is a permanent body of water;

(c) removing a climbable object adjoining the barriers for the pool;

(d) installing shielding material that is suitably durable on a part of the barriers for the pool that adjoins a retaining wall;

(e) closing gaps between a part of the barriers for the pool and another part of the barriers for the pool or a dividing fence for the land;

(f) installing material to make the barriers for the pool non-climbable;

(g) installing shielding material that is suitably durable in front of a latch on a gate;

(h) removing or shielding footholes or other climbable objects that affect the barriers for the pool;

(i) trimming or removing trees, branches or vegetation on or adjoining the barriers for the pool.