There have recently been many articles in the news about the new pool fencing safety laws that have been passed in QLD. It is our belief that this will soon effect Victorian pool safety laws, so we have written a brief article to give you a run down of the new laws that have been passed.
After many swimming pool tragedies that have left families devestated across the nation, the QLD Government has finally brought in new pool fencing laws to protect our homes and loved ones.
Although these laws have only been passed in QLD, it is widely believed that they will set the benchmark for laws in other Australian states within the next year.
Under new QLD Pool Fencing laws: -
- All Pool Fences must comply with building safety standards within 5 years
- When buying a home with a pool, the owner will have 90 days to obtain a compliance certificate
- When starting a new lease on an investment home, the owner must provide a copy of the compliance certificate to real estate agent
- All pools will be placed on an electronic pool register (owners will have 6 months from the date the new laws will go into effect to register)
Swimming pools are fantastic, and provide us with the opportunity to relax at home with friends and family; unfortunately, the swimming pool can be a dangerous place in the home, particularly when inferior products are used in construction and pool safety laws are overlooked.
Pool Fencing is not a product you want to take the cheaper option on. When paying for cheaper pool fencing, you are paying for inferior fittings, as glass panels cost the same amount for all glass pool fencing companies.
If affordability is an issue when installing glass pool fencing, perhaps you should look at fully framed glass pool fencing, which is the most affordable option available on the glass pool fencing market today.
EPIC Pool Fencing will keep you updated on any changes made to Victorian Laws, and please feel free to contact us if you have any queries about your own pool fencing.
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