SWIMMING POOL CERTIFICATION
The NSW Department of Fair Trading has advised Pool Inspectors that all pools must now be assessed under the current Australian Standard AS 1926.1 –...
Read moreChild drownings rise amid lockdown
Article by Andrew Taylor, SMH. Drownings have doubled among young children, reversing a slow decline in the number of toddlers who have lost their lives...
Read moreChanges to Certification Contracts
From July 1 2020, a new Building and Development Certifiers Act was legislated in NSW. There are two main changes to be aware of: Cl.30,...
Read moreTwo young brothers pulled unconscious from Brisbane pool die in hospital
Two young brothers, aged 2 and 16 months pulled unconscious from a backyard pool in Brisbane’s north earlier this month, died in hospital. The toddlers Read more…
UPDATE TO NSW SWIMMING POOLS REGULATION 2018
On September 1, 2018, the Swimming Pools Regulation 2008 of NSW was revoked and the Swimming Pools Regulation 2018 took effect. Under the new Regulation Read more…
Pool Registration Fine
Federal Senator David Leyonhjelm has been ordered by a Magistrate to pay the City of Canada Bay $4,300 including court costs for refusing to register Read more…
Toddler drowns in Sydney backyard pool
A toddler has drowned after she was pulled unconscious from a backyard swimming pool in Sydney’s west. The girl, two, was pulled from the water Read more…
Toddler drowns in backyard pool in Port Stephens
A toddler has drowned in a backyard pool in Port Stephens on Sunday evening 16th December 2018 as reported by Rachel Clun of The Sydney Morning Read more…
Swimming Pools Regulation 2018
These are the main changes introduced with the Swimming Pool Regulation 2018 that affect certification work: Certifiers must record details for certificates of non-compliance on Read more…
Awareness campaign for portable pool fencing needed: Tasmanian coroner
By Natalie Whiting – ABC A coroner has called for a public awareness campaign about the requirement for portable pools to be fenced following the Read more…