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For further information about how to appeal, please contact the Building and Development Dispute
Resolution Committees at:
website:
www.hpw.qld.gov.au/DisputeResolution
phone: +61 7 3237 0403
fax: +61 7 3237 1248
email:
registrar@dlgp.qld.gov.au
post: PO Box 15009, City East QLD 4002
The pool safety inspector is not required to give the pool owner a Form 26 if:
• they reinspect the pool within two days after the initial inspection and are satisfied that the pool
now complies or
• the owner and pool safety inspector agree that the pool safety inspector will carry out minor
repairs within 20 business days of the original inspection.
If the agreed minor repairs are not undertaken by the pool safety inspector within 20 business
days, or if the pool safety inspector reinspects the pool within the two-day period and is not
satisfied it complies, the pool safety inspector must, within a further two business days, give a
Form 26 to the pool owner.
Once the work required by the Form 26 has been done, the owner needs to arrange for the pool
safety inspector to reinspect the pool. The pool safety inspector must carry out the reinspection
within five business days, or within a longer period of time agreed to by the owner and inspector.
Pool safety inspectors cannot advise pool owners that remedial work is necessary to comply with
the pool safety standard if such work is, in fact, not required. However, they can recommend that
such work be carried out, provided they also state that the work is not required by law.
Work needed to make a pool comply can be undertaken by either the pool safety inspector (if
authorised), owner, contractor or other people under specific circumstances. The following
summarises the work that may be carried out by each party. (Note: For full details refer to the BR.)
Pool safety inspector
A pool safety inspector must be licensed to carry out minor repairs before performing any work on
a barrier they are inspecting. They can only repair, replace or adjust a part of the existing barrier
that is no longer than five metres in length and no more than six posts. They can also conduct
other minor repairs stipulated in schedule 2B of the BR (refer to Appendix B).
Pool safety inspectors cannot perform work to a value greater than $3300 unless they are suitably
licensed by the QBSA to do so.
Owners/other people
Owners and other people e.g. maintenance people, can carry out repairs and maintenance on their
existing pool barrier. They are restricted in the work they can carry out, for example repairing,
replacing and adjusting a part of a barrier. For full details of work able to be carried out by an
owner, refer to schedule 2B and 2C of the BR (Appendix B).
Owners and other people e.g. maintenance people, cannot perform work to a value greater than
$3300 unless they are suitably licensed by the QBSA or hold an owner builder permit.
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