Guides to ACT and NSW pool safety
The pool safety legislation is not light reading. These are the explanations we find ourselves giving on the phone most weeks, written down properly — what the rules require, why barriers fail, and what to do about it.
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Unapproved pool in the ACT: how retrospective approval actually works
The builder never finalised it, the final inspection never happened, or the pool was built without approval at all. Here is what that means and how it gets fixed.
What is a certificate of occupancy for a pool, and why does your conveyancer want it?
Two different documents, routinely confused, and each one solves a different problem. What a certificate of occupancy is and when it can stand in for a compliance certificate.
Selling a Canberra house with an unapproved pool: your options, honestly assessed
Three options, and the one most vendors choose first is usually the most expensive. What each path costs you in price, time and risk.
The 1 May 2028 pool deadline: what ACT owners actually have to do
Who the deadline applies to, what a compliance certificate involves, and why the last twelve months of the transition period will be the worst time to start.
Compliance certificate or disclosure statement — which one do you need?
They are not alternatives to each other. One certifies the pool; the other tells a buyer or tenant the truth about it. Here is when each applies.
The 900mm non-climbable zone, explained without the jargon
Most fences that fail an inspection aren't badly built. They just have something standing next to them. Here is how the zone is measured and what trips it.
Why pool gates fail: the eight things we check every time
A barrier is only as good as its gate, and gates have moving parts that wear. What we test, and what usually goes wrong.
Selling or leasing an ACT property with a pool: what you have to hand over
Pool compliance is now part of the transaction. What has to be provided, when, and how to keep it from holding up a settlement.
ACT and NSW pool rules compared: what changes when you cross the border
Same standard for the fence, different paperwork for the file. What owners and agents with property either side of the border need to keep straight.
Still not sure where your pool stands?
Ten minutes on the phone usually settles it. We’ll tell you whether you need a certificate now, a disclosure statement for a settlement, or nothing at all yet.
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