South Australian Current Regulations

PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE (SWIMMING POOL SAFETY) REGULATIONS 2019 - REG 6

6—Requirements for designated safety features for swimming pools

        (1)         For the purposes of section 156(2) of the Act, the following requirements are prescribed:

            (a)         in relation to a swimming pool approved, constructed or installed before 1 July 1993—the requirements set out in a Ministerial building standard published for the purposes of this regulation;

            (b)         in relation to any other swimming pool—the requirements relating to the construction and safety of swimming pools under the Building Code, as it applied at the time the application for a relevant consent or approval was made (being an application that related to the construction of the swimming pool or to some other form of building work where designated safety features are relevant).

        (1a)         For the purposes of section 156(3)(a) of the Act—

            (a)         the requirements under subregulation (1) are prescribed; and

            (b)         the designated owner of a swimming pool must ensure that designated safety features are installed and maintained in accordance with the relevant requirements under subregulation (1).

        (2)         For the purposes of section 156(3)(b)(i) of the Act, the designated owner of an existing swimming pool must ensure that designated safety features are installed in accordance with the relevant requirements under subregulation (1) before the occurrence of a prescribed event.