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City of Brisbane Act 2010
sec.41ASwimming pool safety
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### sec.41A Swimming pool safety
The council must not make a local law that regulates—
the construction or maintenance of barriers for a regulated pool; or
a matter for ensuring the safety of persons using a regulated pool and prescribed under the Building Act , section 231D (1) , definition pool safety standard , paragraph (b) .
If a local law that is in force before the commencement of this section contains a provision that regulates a matter mentioned in subsection (1) , the council—
must not amend the provision after the commencement; and
must repeal the provision by 1 January 2017.
A local law, to the extent that it is contrary to this section, has no effect.
In this section—
barriers , for a regulated pool, includes any of the following—
the fencing for the pool;
the walls of a building enclosing the pool;
another form of barrier mentioned or provided for in the pool safety standard under the Building Act .
s 41A ins 2010 No. 35 s 34
(sec.41A-ssec.1) The council must not make a local law that regulates— the construction or maintenance of barriers for a regulated pool; or a matter for ensuring the safety of persons using a regulated pool and prescribed under the Building Act , section 231D (1) , definition pool safety standard , paragraph (b) .
(sec.41A-ssec.2) If a local law that is in force before the commencement of this section contains a provision that regulates a matter mentioned in subsection (1) , the council— must not amend the provision after the commencement; and must repeal the provision by 1 January 2017.
(sec.41A-ssec.3) A local law, to the extent that it is contrary to this section, has no effect.
(sec.41A-ssec.4) In this section— barriers , for a regulated pool, includes any of the following— the fencing for the pool; the walls of a building enclosing the pool; another form of barrier mentioned or provided for in the pool safety standard under the Building Act .
- (a) the construction or maintenance of barriers for a regulated pool; or
- (b) a matter for ensuring the safety of persons using a regulated pool and prescribed under the Building Act , section 231D (1) , definition pool safety standard , paragraph (b) .
- (a) must not amend the provision after the commencement; and
- (b) must repeal the provision by 1 January 2017.
- (a) the fencing for the pool;
- (b) the walls of a building enclosing the pool;
- (c) another form of barrier mentioned or provided for in the pool safety standard under the Building Act .