The scheme establishes a compliance certificate framework through which compliance with the prescribed safety standards is demonstrated. Alternative evidence of compliance is a certificate of occupancy for the swimming pool and barrier that is not older than 5 years.
Swimming pools and spas built, altered or installed before 1 May 2013 are required to obtain a compliance certificate before 1 May 2028 and lodge it with Government within 30 days of issue. Compliance certificates obtained during the transition period will be valid until 1 May 2032.
Swimming pools and spas built, altered or installed on or after 1 May 2013 are not required to obtain a compliance certificate by 1 May 2028 or lodge it with Government. This does not prevent a compliance certificate being obtained before then.
Compliance certificates will only be required to be obtained from 1 May 2028 for disclosure when a property with a swimming pool or spa is sold or leased. All compliance certificates issued from 1 May 2028 will be valid for five years. A certificate of occupancy that covers the swimming pool or spa and barrier can be used in place of a compliance certificate where it is less than five years old.
