Edition 77, April 2010

Introduction of pool safety inspector licensing in Qld

The Queensland Government has introduced legislation into Parliament to establish the legislative and administrative arrangements for the pool safety inspector licensing system.

The Building and Other Legislation Bill 2010 proposes the amendment of the Building Act 1975 (BA) to allow for the implement of the legislative and administrative arrangements for the implementation of the pool safety inspector licensing system and the state-based pool register.

These components of the government's pool safety strategy need to be in place to help ensure a smooth transition of the proposed mandatory point of sale and lease inspection system later in 2010.

The BOLA 2010:

  • establishes a framework for the swimming pool inspector licensing system
  • creates an independent body, the Pool Safety Council, to oversee the operation of the swimming pool safety inspector licensing system
  • allows trained and licensed swimming pool safety inspectors to conduct pool safety inspections and issue pool safety certificates if all prescribed requirements are met
  • provides an approval process for swimming pool safety inspector training courses and the regulation of training for pool safety inspectors
  • establishes a state-based swimming pool register.

The draft legislation includes sections on the requirements for pool licensing inspectors to hold a certificate of competency, issued by an eligible course provider, for an approved training course and the role of eligible course providers. More detailed information about the approved training course guidelines will be released after the legislation has been passed and the Council is established. 

A separate Bill is proposed later in 2010 to implement the remainder of the stage two pool safety improvement measures, including the mandatory sale and lease pool safety inspection system.

To view the Bill visit www.legislation.qld.gov.au/Bills/53PDF/2010/BOLAB10.pdf

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