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Swimming Pool Safety Act 2004
1.1 This Act comes into operation on the date
fixed by the Administrator by notice in the Gazette.
2.1 Application of Act.
2.1.1 These Act dose not apply in relation to a swimming pool
that is situated
On an area of land occupied by the crown, a statutory
corporation, a Council or the Jabiru Town Development Authority.
2.1.2 This Act applies to a swimming pool on properly occupied
by the crown, a statutory corporation, a Council or the Jabiru
Town Development Authority if that property is used solely as a
residential building.
3.1 Swimming Pool Safety Act includes the safety requirements.
a) The pool shall not be filled, or allowed to be filled, with
water until the pool is enclosed by a child resistant barrier
(safety fence) installed in accordance with AS 1926.1 – 1993
Swimming pools.
b) All doors and gates providing access to the swimming pool
shall be adequately maintained and kept securely closed at all
times when they are not in actual use.
c) Adequate means of egress from the pool shall be provided
(e.g.steps, swimm out. ladder).
d) Care should be taken to ensure that any pool chemicals are
stored and handled in accordance with the manufactures
recommendations.
Noise Pollution includes following Acts:
1. Environmental Protection Act 1990.
2. Control of Pollution Act 1974.
3. Noise Act 1996.
4. The Environmental Protection (Noise) Regulations 1997.
The Environmental Protection (Noise) Regulations 1997 are the
prescribed regulations for noise under the Environmental
Protection Act 1986. The regulations deal with noise passing
from one premise to another.
Any potential noise-generating motor, equipment or machinery
associated with or forming part of a swimming pool water
treatment system, shall be located so as not to cause a noise
nuisance for neighbors. These items must be capable of being
operated in accordance with the noise requirements of the
Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997.
Should the noise- generating item not be located an adequate
distance from adjoining occupancies, the item shall be
acoustically treated to reduce noise levels to an acceptable
level.
Swimming Pool Regulation 1998.
Under the Swimming Pools Act 1992
1. Commencement
This Regulation commences on 1 September 1998.
2. Definitions
(1) In this Regulation:
AS 1926 means the standard published by the Standards
Association of Australia, numbered AS 1926-1986 and titled
Fences and Gates for Private Swimming Pools, as published on 4
August 1986.
Child – Safe means:
( a ) in the case of a door—being of substantial
construction and (when the door is locked, latched, bolted,
chained or otherwise secured) having no opening below 1.5 meters
above finished floor level (either in the door or between the
door and the doorway) through which it is possible to pass a
standard test bar, and
(b) In the case of a window—being of substantial and being so
fixed (by means of a keyed locking device or other
child-resistant device) that it has no opening through which it
is possible to pass a standard test bar, and
(c) In the case of a wall—being of substantial construction.
having vertical sides and having a height of at least 1.2metres
and (in the case of a wall which has above its top a gap of 105
millimeters or more) having no footholds wider than 10
millimeters within 1.1 meters of the top of the wall, and
(d) In any other case—being of substantial
construction and having no opening through which it is possible
to pass a standard test bar.
Department means the Department of Local
Government.
Director-General means the
Director-General of the Department.
Standard test bar means a round bar having a diameter of
105 Millimeters, plus or minus 1 millimeter.
The Act means the Swimming Pools Act 1992.
(2) In this Regulation. a reference to finished floor level. in
relation to a door or window, is a reference to the finished
floor level or finished ground level at the base of the door or
window.
(3) In this Regulation, a reference to a numbered form is a
reference to a form so numbered set out in Schedule 1.
Environment Protection Act 1993 includes
Disposal of Swimming Pool Backwash Water.
Introduction
Swimming pool water contains a range of treatment products such
as chlorine, salt and acid, and filtration media (sand,
diatomaceous earth). In addition, the water contains dirt
particles (sediments), wind-blown materials such as leaves and
lawn cuttings, as well as body oils, sunscreen residues and
potentially harmful bacteria.
In the normal operation of swimming pools, these materials are
collected by the filtration system and captured or contained in
the filter. To work efficiently, swimming pool filters need to
be cleaned by backwashing all the captured materials out of the
filter. South Australian legislation prohibits the disposal of
backwash water from swimming pools into the storm water system
as it can harm our creeks, rivers, lakes and coastal waters.
The principal legislation addressing pollution in South
Australia is the Environment Protection Act 1993 (the Act). In
particular, section 25 imposes the general environmental duty on
all persons undertaking an activity that may pollute, to take
all reasonable and practicable measures to prevent or minimize
any resulting environmental harm.
The Environment Protection (Water Quality) Policy 2003 (Water
Quality Policy) offers the most specific protection for the
state’s waters. The Water Quality Policy prohibits the pollution
of the storm water system and our natural waters. It has general
obligations with which every person, business and industry must
comply, as well as specific obligations for particular
activities. Failure to comply with any of these obligations may
result in a $300 fine, Environment Protection Order, and/or
prosecution.
Clause 17 (1) of the Water Quality Policy states that a person
must not discharge or deposit a pollutant listed in Part 1 of
Schedule 4 of the Policy into any waters or onto land where it
might enter any waters. The pollutants listed in Schedule 4 Part
1 include:
• pool backwash water
• Pool chemicals. You are also obliged under the Public and
Environmental Health Act 1987 (Section 18) not to discharge
waste in a public place. More specifically, under the Code of
Practice for Swimming Pools, developed by the South Australian
Health Commission, you must dispose of filter
Backwash water in a way that does not create an offensive
situation or nuisance and that is not injurious to health.
Disposal of backwash water
In areas connected to the sewerage system,
backwash water from all swimming pools can be directed to a
sewerage drainage point. New swimming pools should be
permanently connected to the sewer at the time of installation
or construction, and with approval from SA Water telephone 1300
650 950.
In areas served by a septic tank effluent disposal scheme
(STEDS), approval must be granted by the local council operating
the STEDS before a permanent connection can be installed. Any
backwash water is to bypass the septic tank and be discharged to
the drain between the septic tank and the common effluent drain.
Under no circumstances should backwash water be discharged into
the septic tank.
In unsewered regions, backwash water is to be discharged to a
grassed, vegetated or garden area, or a stone-filled trench
either open to the surface or underground (similar to a septic
tank absorption field). Any surface run-off resulting from the
discharge should be contained within the property boundaries.
Reuse
Backwash water can be discharged to the garden or lawn as a
source of irrigation. Salt chlorinated pool water will require
salt tolerant plant species, and it is advisable to occasionally
water the area with clean, good quality water. (See attached
plant list for salt-tolerant species.
Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987
The Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987 requires
that the pool is NOT filed or partly filled with water until
such time as the pool or immediate pool area complies with the
Act and compliance has been confirmed by a visit from the
Council Officer.
Fencing:
a) Fences and gates shall be so designed and constructed that at
any point along their length the fence will present an effective
barrier to young children.
b) Agate incorporated in a child-resistant barrier (safety
fence) must be a minimum 1.2m high, be fitted with a device
which will return the gate to a closed position, and operate the
latching device from any position with a stationary start,
without the application of manual force.
Each gate shall be fitted so it will only swing outwards away
from the pool area.
c) Double gates are nit acceptable construction for a
self-closing and self-latching gate.
d) A padlocked gate is not an acceptable alternative for a
self-latching gate.
e) The maximum allowable gap between the base of the
child-resistant barrier (safety fence) and the finished
ground/pavement surface level is 100 mm.
f) Each child-resistant barrier (safety fence) shall be
inspected and approved by Council’s Building Surveyor or private
accredited certifier (as applicable) prior to the pool being
filled with water.
g) Dividing/boundary fences forming part of the child-resistant
barrier shall also comply with the requirements of AS 1926.1 –
1993.
h) Where the rails for the dividing/boundary fences are located
on the adjoining neighboring property they are to comply with
the requirements
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