Sch 3Safety-related activities

Schedule 3—Safety-related activities

Regulation 13

1 Electrical safety activities

(1) The residential rental provider must ensure that an electrical safety check of all electrical installations, appliances and fittings provided by a residential rental provider in the rented premises is conducted every 2 years by a licensed or registered electrician and must provide the renter with the date of the most recent safety check, in writing, on request by the renter.

(2) If an electrical safety check of the rented premises has not been conducted within the last 2 years at the time the renter occupies the premises, the residential rental provider must arrange an electrical safety check as soon as practicable.

2 Gas safety activities

(1) The safety-related activities in subclauses (2) and (3) only apply if the rented premises contain any appliances, fixtures or fittings which use or supply gas.

(2) The residential rental provider must ensure that a gas safety check of all gas installations and fittings in the rented premises is conducted every 2 years by a licensed or registered gasfitter and must provide the renter with the date of the most recent safety check, in writing, on request by the renter.

(3) If a gas safety check has not been conducted within the last 2 years at the time the renter occupies the premises, the residential rental provider must arrange a gas safety check as soon as practicable.

4 Swimming pool barrier safety activities

(1) The safety-related activities in subclauses (2), (3) and (4) only apply if the rented premises contains a swimming pool.

(2) The residential rental provider must ensure that the swimming pool barrier is maintained in good repair.

(3) The renter must give written notice to the residential rental provider as soon as practicable after becoming aware that the swimming pool barrier is not in working order.

(4) The rental provider must arrange for the swimming pool barrier to be immediately repaired or replaced as an urgent repair if they are notified by the renter that it is not in working order.

5 Relocatable swimming pool safety activities

(1) The safety-related activities in subclauses (2) and (3) only apply if a relocatable swimming pool is erected, or is intended to be erected, on the rented premises.

(2) The renter must not erect a relocatable swimming pool without prior written notice to the residential rental provider.

(3) The renter must obtain any necessary approvals before erecting a relocatable swimming pool.

Regulations made under the apply to any person erecting a relocatable swimming pool.