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Building Act 1975
sec.246ACASpecial provision for pool inspection in remote areas
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### sec.246ACA Special provision for pool inspection in remote areas
If a pool safety inspector is engaged to inspect a regulated pool situated in a remote area, the pool safety inspector—
need not carry out an on-site inspection of the pool; and
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.
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—
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
has by resolution declared to be a remote area for this section.
s 246ACA ins 2010 No. 35 s 15
(sec.246ACA-ssec.1) If a pool safety inspector is engaged to inspect a regulated pool situated in a remote area, the pool safety inspector— need not carry out an on-site inspection of the pool; and 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.
(sec.246ACA-ssec.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— 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 has by resolution declared to be a remote area for this section.
- (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.
- (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.