{"id":3500,"date":"2021-02-03T23:15:17","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T23:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrinspector.com.au\/?p=3500"},"modified":"2024-04-17T03:59:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T03:59:55","slug":"pool-inspections-melbourne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrinspector.com.au\/pool-inspections-melbourne\/","title":{"rendered":"Pool Inspections Bayside Melbourne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In December 2019 new laws came into effect in regard to pools and pool inspections in Bayside.<\/p>\n<p>It is mandatory for swimming pool owners to do the following &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>register their pool or spa with the council before 1 November 2020 &#8211; go to the councils website to do this<\/li>\n<li>have a pool inspection every four years<\/li>\n<li>lodge a spa or pool barrier (fence) compliance certificate with the council every 4 yrs<\/li>\n<li>pay the prescribed fees to the council upon registration and lodgement of the certificate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once you register the pool or spa the council will advise you of the following &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the date your pool or spa was constructed<\/li>\n<li>which Australian Standards apply to your pool that you need to comply with (there are 4 different sets for different eras)<\/li>\n<li>the date on which you must lodge the certificate. Once you have all this completed you need a licensed pool inspector to assess your barrier (fence).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The council will advise when you have to have your certificate of compliance for your spa or pool barrier (fence) submitted &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pools constructed with or without a permit of 30 June 1994 or earlier &#8211; by <strong>1 November 2021<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Pools constructed from 1 July 1994 and 30 April 2010 &#8211; by <strong>1 November 2022<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Pools constructed from 1 May 2010 until 31 May 2020 &#8211; by <strong>1 November 2023<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Pools constructed after 1 November 2020 &#8211; at the time of registration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Barriers <strong>ARE\u00a0required<\/strong> for the following &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>in-ground pools and spas<\/li>\n<li>above-ground pools and spas<\/li>\n<li>relocatable and inflatable pools that require assembly on site and can carry 30 cm of water.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Barriers <strong>are NOT required<\/strong> for the following &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>inflatable pools &#8211; typically a toddler or wading pools that can not contain a water depth greater than 30 cm<\/li>\n<li>small inflatable pools that do not consist of multiple components<\/li>\n<li>small inflatable pools that don&#8217;t consist of multiple components, for example, a small blow-up pool with no other components<\/li>\n<li>bird baths, fish ponds and reflection pools<\/li>\n<li>fountains<\/li>\n<li>water supply, storage tanks, and dams.<\/li>\n<li>baths used for personal hygiene and emptied after each use<\/li>\n<li>spas inside a building (eg bathroom)<\/li>\n<li>pools and spas that can not contain a water depth of 30 cm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I hope this information has cleared it up for you and if you need any assistance please call us.<\/p>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3996 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mrinspector.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pool-picture-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mrinspector.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pool-picture-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mrinspector.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pool-picture-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mrinspector.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pool-picture-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mrinspector.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pool-picture-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mrinspector.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pool-picture-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<p>Take a look at the Bayside Council Pool Regulations &amp; Compliance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bayside.vic.gov.au\/apply-pay-and-report\/pool-and-spa-safety-barrier-registration-and-compliance-certificate-information\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In December 2019 new laws came into effect in regard to pools and pool inspections in Bayside. It is mandatory for swimming pool owners to do the following &#8211; register their pool or spa with the council before 1 November 2020 &#8211; go to the councils website to do this have a pool inspection every [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrinspector.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3500"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrinspector.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrinspector.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrinspector.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrinspector.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3500"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/mrinspector.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3500\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4557,"href":"https:\/\/mrinspector.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3500\/revisions\/4557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrinspector.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrinspector.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrinspector.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}