Inspections and pricing
Three services covering everything an ACT or border-NSW pool owner needs. Fixed prices, confirmed before I arrive. No travel charge inside the ACT, and no surprises on the invoice.
What we charge
Fixed prices, no surprises
Compliance status certificate
$400 INSPECTION
+ $79 ACT Government lodgement fee
$479 total, all inclusive
- Full barrier inspection to AS 1926.1–2012
- Certificate issued on the spot if the barrier complies
- A written notice listing every item if it doesn’t
- Lodgement with the ACT Government handled for you
Disclosure statement
$400 FIXED
No lodgement fee applies
$400 total
- Meets your disclosure obligation before 1 May 2028
- Records the pool’s age and status against the standard
- Ministerial guidance material supplied with it
- Formatted for conveyancers and property managers
- Priority turnaround for settlement dates
Reinspection
$200 INSPECTION
+ $79 ACT Government lodgement fee
$279 total, all inclusive
- Fixed the defects on your report? I come back and verify
- Barrier reinspected and your certification completed
- Nothing starts from scratch
- Lodgement with the ACT Government included
- NSW certificates also available, $400
ACT compliance certificate
This is the document the legislation asks for. I inspect the pool barrier against the prescribed safety standard — AS 1926.1–2012, applied under Part 5A of the Building Act 2004 — and issue a compliance certificate.
If the barrier complies, I issue the certificate and lodge it with the ACT Government inside the 30 days the legislation allows. If it doesn’t, you get a written notice setting out each item and a period to rectify. You fix them, I verify, the certificate follows.
Included
- ON SITEFull measured inspection of every barrier, gate, door, window and zone that applies to the pool
- REPORTWritten report within 24 hours, each item referenced to the clause it comes from
- REINSPECTIONIf the barrier needs work, a reinspection is $200 plus the $79 lodgement fee. Nothing starts from scratch
- LODGEMENTCertificate lodged with the ACT Government on your behalf, including the $79 administration fee, with a copy for your records
Built before 1 May 2013?
Then this is the one you need, and the deadline is 1 May 2028 — — days away.
Swimming pool disclosure statement
Up to 30 April 2028, an owner selling or leasing a property with a pool has to give the buyer or tenant the Minister’s guidance material, plus one of a short list of documents. A disclosure statement is one of them.
It records the age of the pool and how it stands against the prescribed safety standard, including anything I find, so a buyer or tenant knows what they’re taking on. It meets the disclosure obligation without certifying the pool.
One thing to be clear about
A disclosure statement is a transaction document, not a substitute for certification. If the pool was built before 1 May 2013, the compliance certificate is still required before 1 May 2028.
Best suited to
- AGENTSListings that need to go to market before the barrier can realistically be brought up to standard
- MANAGERSTenancies turning over at short notice
- OWNERSSettlements where rectification work can’t be completed in time
Reinspections, advice and getting the work done
Reinspection after rectification
Fixed the items on your notice? I come back, reinspect the barrier and complete your certification. Nothing starts from scratch, and the $279 total includes lodgement with the ACT Government.
Phone advice before you book
If you don’t know when your pool was built or which document you need, ring me. I’d rather spend ten minutes working it out than send you an invoice for something you never needed.
Getting the work done
Most rectification is small. A hinge, a latch, a rail, a gap under a gate, or just moving what sits against the fence. I can point you to local fencing contractors who understand what the standard actually requires.
Tell us about the pool
Fixed price confirmed by return, and the first available date. If you have a settlement to hit, say so and I’ll work backwards from it.
- PHONE0456 676 683
- EMAILhello@poolcomplianceact.com.au
- HOURSMonday to Saturday, 7am–6pm
- AREAAll ACT suburbs, Queanbeyan, Jerrabomberra, Googong, Bungendore, Murrumbateman, Yass
