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Register Your Pool
Register your pool with your relevant Council. You will need to know when your pool barrier was installed.
Your Council will provide you with a registration letter, including the standard your pool barrier must adhere to.
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Self Checklist
Read the Self Assessment Checklists and make any adjustments necessary to bring your pool barrier into compliance with the relevant standard. (Your Council will tell you which standard you need to comply with). VIEW CHECKLISTS HERE
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Book Your Inspection
Book your accredited pool inspector through Pool Safe Regional Victoria to audit & issue a compliance certificate if the barrier meets the standard.
If your pool does not comply you may have up to 60 days to bring it to compliance.
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Lodge Your Certificate
Your certificate will be given to you within 48 hours of the inspection. You will need to send this to your relevant council.
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See you in 4 years!
Your council will notify you of the date of your next inspection, which will be every four years. We hope to see you again then!
Deadlines for inspections
Pools and spas constructed (or where construction commenced) prior to November 2020
Pool/spa construction date
On or before 30 June 1994
Compliance certificate must be lodged by
1 June 2022
Pool/spa construction date
From 1 July 1994 until 30 April 2010
Compliance certificate must be lodged by
1 June 2023
Pool/spa construction Date
From 1 May 2010 until 31 October 2020
Compliance certificate must be lodged by
1 June 2024
Pools and spas constructed (or where construction commenced) after November 2020
are to be inspected every four years and require a certificate at date of construction
You can read more on the VBA website