REGISTER
Your pool or spa with your Local Government Authority by 1 st November 2020, or if the pool or spa was a new addition to your property within 30 days of its installation. If you haven’t, do it now! You will receive a letter from your Local Government Authority stating your pool or spa construction date and the standard that applies to your pool or spa. There is a one-off fee of $79.00 to register (If you haven’t registered an existing pool or spa by 1 st November 2020, you could receive a fine of up to $330, but check with your Local Government Authority).This is an important step, and you will need to show us your registration.This is where we come in. Click here to arrange for your pool or spa safety barrier to be inspected by us.
INSPECT
We will inspect your pool and spa safety barrier and give you a detailed report within 24 hours of the inspection for $345 including GST.
CERTIFY
If it complies, we will issue you a Form 23 Compliance certificate which you have 30 days to submit our report to your Local Government Authority.If it doesn’t comply, you have 60 days to make your safety barrier compliant, which will be detailed in your comprehensive report. We then come back, give it the tick of approval, and your compliance certificate so you can submit it to your Local Government Authority. A re-inspection for your certificate is $195 including GST.At Melbourne Pool and Spa Compliance, we also offer a Pre-Inspection Consultation so you can benefit from knowing what needs to be done well in advance of your
compliance date, so you can space out the expenses knowing that you’re safety barrier is already compliant by the time you need to issue your compliance certificate to council.
REPEAT
We will have your pool and spa in our register, so we can contact you at around the 3 year mark, so you can book your next inspection in time for you to lodge the next certificate at the 4-year mark. We also do pre-inspection reports, so you can prepare for your certification well ahead of time for your lodgement.It’s that easy!
Pre-Inspection Consultation for $295 including GST.
Have you got 12-24 months before your required Local Government Authority issue date? Do you have new family members – crawling babies, inquisitive nieces and nephews or grand-children coming to visit? Do you want to make sure you have done everything in your power to make your pool and or spa barrier safe? Our comprehensive on-site analysis includes a detailed report with pictures and rectification advice on all items of your safety barrier compliance.
Melbourne Pool & Spa Compliance offers pool and spa owners the reassurance of knowing exactly what state their safety barrier is in, so they can get their safety barrier ready for the required compliance date. We can then come out and do the proper compliance report prior to the council’s deadline and issue a Form 23 – Certificate of Pool and Spa Barrier Compliance (Building Act 1993 – Building Regulations 2018), if all is compliant.
What rules apply to my pool and/or spa?
Your Local Government Authority letter will advise you, however the general key dates are:
- Pools or spas built prior to 8 April 1991
- Pools or spas built after 8 April 1991 through to 30 April 2010
- Pools or spas built after 1 st May 2010
By law, we need to inspect your pool or spa safety barrier according to your Local Government Authority, if there are differences, ensure that they are fixed before we inspect.
We take the worry out of ensuring you maintain your compliance.
Check out these websites for more information about keeping your pool and spa safe, fun and relaxing
www.mpbaa.com.au
www.royallifesaving.com.au
www.kidsafevic.com.au
www.watersafety.vic.gov.au
www.lifesavingvictoria.com.au
www.vba.vic.gov.au
Handy Tips:
Once you have a compliant safety barrier, it’s easy to keep it compliant by:
- Keeping your plants by your safety barrier trimmed.
- Checking your gate is closing properly consistently.
- Ensuring climbable objects are away from the pool or spa safety barrier.