Queensland Consolidated Acts

BUILDING ACT 1975 - SECT 246ACA

246ACA Special provision for pool inspection in remote areas

(1) If a pool safety inspector is engaged to inspect a regulated pool situated in a remote area, the pool safety inspector—

(a) need not carry out an on-site inspection of the pool; and

(b) may, for this Act, inspect the pool by using documents or any technology allowing the pool safety inspector to satisfy himself or herself about whether the pool is, or is not, a complying pool.

(2) In this section—

"prescribed local government" means a local government prescribed under a regulation for this section.

"remote area" means a part of the area of a prescribed local government that the local government—

(a) is satisfied is a remote area for this section because of its remoteness from the business premises of persons who perform pool safety inspection functions; and

(b) has by resolution declared to be a remote area for this section.