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Swimming Pools Act 1992
15Child-resistant barrier must be in good repair
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#### 15 Child-resistant barrier must be in good repair
15 Child-resistant barrier must be in good repair
> > (1) Despite any other provision of this Act, the occupier of any premises on which a child-resistant barrier—
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> > > (a) is required by this Act to be installed in relation to a swimming pool, or
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> > > (b) is, at the commencement of this Act or at any later time, installed in relation to a swimming pool, whether or not it is required by this Act to be installed,
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> > must, so long as the swimming pool exists, maintain the barrier in existence and in a good state of repair as an effective and safe child-resistant barrier.
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> > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
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> > (2) The regulations may prescribe standards of maintenance for the purposes of this section.
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> > (3) A person who complies with the standards prescribed by the regulations is taken to have complied with this section.
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> **s 15:** Am 2009 No 107, Sch 1 \[4\] \[10\].