Residential Pool Compliance Certificates

Introduction

Are you considering adding a pool or spa to your dwelling? To sell or lease your property with a swimming pool or spa, the owner must have a Certificate of Compliance, a Certificate of non-compliance or an Occupation Certificate for the pool.

Swimming Pools Act 1992

In 2013, the New South Wales Government reviewed and amended the Swimming Pools Act 1992, which now requires all swimming pools and spas to be registered.

From 2016, a valid compliance or non-compliance certificate must be issued before the property is sold. A Sydney pool certificate is issued after the swimming pool or spa has been inspected by qualified Sydney swimming pool and fence certifiers such as the experts at Home Certs.

These changes were implemented to ensure the safety of young children around backyard swimming pools and eliminate the event of easily preventable drownings, injuries and accidents.

The pool compliance inspectors and certifiers at Home Certs can assist you in attaining your Sydney pool safety and fence certificate, ensuring you are not failing any Sydney and NSW swimming pool and fence compliance legislations.

Requirements for Sydney pool and fence safety inspections and certification

The new law applies to all kinds of swimming pools and spas including in-ground, above-ground, indoor, portable and other vessels that can be filled with 300mm of water or more. Bathroom spas that are emptied after use are not included.

If any of the above applies to your property and you are in the process of selling or leasing, we highly recommend you contact our accredited Sydney swimming pool certifiers now for an inspection to attain your swimming pool safety certificate before the sale is finalised.

Getting your Sydney Swimming Pool Compliance Certificate

If your pool or spa is found to be non-compliant with new laws, we will advise you exactly how to resolve any such issues. Once rectified, you will be eligible to receive a compliance certificate which becomes part of your contract of sale or lease for your property.

You can also market and sell your property with a non- compliance certificate, where the buyer fixes any issues to achieve compliance. We suggest attaining pool compliance before you sell the property, a Sydney pool safety certificate is, of course, desirable for any buyer and without it you might lose your sale or lease (a scenario you would obviously want to avoid by all means).

A Certificate of Compliance is valid for three years, after which time, your pool will need to be re-inspected and re-certified.

Our services

• Barrier inspections and safety assessment: a formal inspection and report by our Accredited E-1 Certifier.
• Pre-purchase pool inspection service for any client looking for peace of mind when buying a property. We can liaise directly with the vendor or real estate agent to ensure any work needed is considered in the purchase agreement.
• We can refer you to proven tradesmen who can quote and undertake any improvements required to ensure your pool or spa is legally compliant and safe.
• Re-inspection and certification of compliant pool or spa, when required.

Why choose Home Certs?

The role of our Sydney pool and spa certifiers is to inspect your gates, barriers and pool area for safety and compliance with relevant standards and identify any safety breaches and advise how to address them.

Due to our extensive experience in this field, we can easily provide a swimming pool compliance checklist for your Sydney pool so you can see what needs to be rectified.