Swimming Pools

All backyard pools and spas in NSW must be registered on the NSW Swimming Pool Register.

Registering is simple and easy: all you’ll need to know is the address, the size of the property, the type of pool you own (e.g. in ground, spa pool), whether any work has been done to your pool barrier, and how old your pool is.

To register your swimming pool, visit Register your NSW Pool Now — NSW Swimming Pool Register

Any swimming pool that has a depth of 300mm or more, irrespective of swimming pool wall height, must have a swimming pool fence.

As a pool owner, you are responsible for ensuring your pool is enclosed and access to it is restricted to children at all times.

You can view a pool barrier checklist here.  

Your swimming pool or spa must have a certificate of compliance prior to use. This certificate confirms that your pool meets pool safety legal requirements and approval consent of Council. A certificate of compliance is valid for three years from its date of issue.

All public pools associated with tourist/visitor accommodation sites and multi-occupancy dwellings with a swimming pool are inspected by Council every three years.  All other private swimming pools are inspected on a five year program. This program is structured as follows:

• Those pools that Council does not have a record of approval for be inspected first
• Pools built prior to 1986 be inspected next
• Pools built between 1986 and September 2008 be completed as the last part of the five year program
• Those pools that are less than five years old be exempt from the initial five year inspection program

Council’s Fees and Charges details the fees that apply to these inspections.