Queensland Consolidated Acts

BUILDING ACT 1975 - SECT 234

234 Constructing regulated pool—requirement for compliance with pool safety standard

(1) This section applies to a person if—

(a) a regulated pool has been constructed or is being constructed; and

(b) the pool has not been filled with water to a depth of 300mm or more; and

(c) the person—

(i) is, or is to become, the owner of the pool; or

(ii) has contracted with the owner to carry out the construction of the pool.

(2) The person must, unless the person has a reasonable excuse, ensure that, before the pool is filled with water to a depth of 300mm or more, a building certifier has provided a certificate in the approved form stating the pool is a complying pool.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—165 penalty units.