Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

PUBLIC POOLS ACT 2015 (NO. 7 OF 2015)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Dictionary  
   4.      Notes  
   5.      Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  
   6.      Application of Act  

   PART 2--KEY CONCEPTS

   7.      Meaning of category 1 facility  
   8.      Meaning of operator  
   9.      Meaning of pool  
   10.     Meaning of pool facility  
   11.     Exemption of pool facility or person from Act  

   PART 3--POOL FACILITIES ADMINISTRATION––MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS, STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES

           Division 3.1--Pool operators and staff

   12.     Qualifications, skills and training  

           Division 3.2--Standards

   13.     Operations and management––Ministerial standards  
   14.     Operational matters  
   15.     Conditions of entry and removal  
   16.     Signs  

           Division 3.3--Pool fees

   17.     Pool fees and guidelines––category 1 facilities  

           Division 3.4--Prohibited articles

   18.     Meaning of prohibited article  
   19.     Declaration of prohibited articles  

   PART 4--MAINTENANCE DIRECTIONS AND POOL CLOSURE ORDERS

           Division 4.1--Maintenance directions

   20.     Pool facility not maintained  

           Division 4.2--Emergency closure orders

   21.     Emergency closure of pool facility  
   22.     Offence—fail to comply with emergency closure order  
   23.     Cancellation of emergency closure order––application  
   24.     Compensation––pool closure  

   PART 5--REFUSING ENTRY AND REMOVAL POWERS

   25.     Definitions—pt 5  
   26.     Authorised person may refuse entry  
   27.     Authorised person's directions  
   28.     Authorised person's direction––operational reasons  
   29.     Disability––assistance animals  
   30.     Offence—fail to comply with direction  

   PART 6--OFFENCES

   31.     Infections  
   32.     Smoking prohibited  
   33.     Consumption of liquor  
   34.     Possession of liquor  
   35.     Graffiti etc  
   36.     Damaging infrastructure  

   PART 7--ENFORCEMENT

           Division 7.1--Inspectors and identity cards

   37.     Inspectors  
   38.     Identity cards  
   39.     Power not to be exercised before identity card shown  

           Division 7.2--Powers of inspectors

   40.     Power to enter pool facility  
   41.     Production of identity card  
   42.     Consent to entry  
   43.     Advance notification and consent to entry  
   44.     General powers on entry to pool facility  
   45.     Other powers  

           Division 7.3--Miscellaneous

   46.     Damage etc to be minimised  
   47.     Compensation for exercise of enforcement powers  

           Division 7.4--Auditing and compliance

   48.     Appointment of auditor  

   PART 8--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS

   49.     Meaning of reviewable decision––pt 8  
   50.     Reviewable decision notices  
   51.     Applications for review  

   PART 9--MISCELLANEOUS

   52.     Liability for loss of, or damage to, property  
   53.     Protection from liability  
   54.     Determination of fees  
   55.     Exemption from fees  
   56.     Statutory instruments––application etc of other laws or  
   57.     Approved forms  
   58.     Regulation-making power  
   59.     Regulations––first-aid equipment and facilities  

   PART 10--REPEALS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

   60.     Legislation repealed  
   61.     Legislation amended––sch 2  

   PART 20--TRANSITIONAL

   200.    Meaning of commencement day—pt 20  
   201.    Facility management agreements  
   202.    Transitional regulations  
   203.     Expiry—pt 20  
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           SCHEDULE 2
           DICTIONARY
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