Child-resistant barrier must be in good repair
15 Child-resistant barrier must be in good repair
Despite any other provision of this Act, the occupier of any premises on which a child-resistant barrier—
is required by this Act to be installed in relation to a swimming pool, or
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,
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.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
The regulations may prescribe standards of maintenance for the purposes of this section.
A person who complies with the standards prescribed by the regulations is taken to have complied with this section.
This provision refers to the regulations (The regulations may prescribe
, prescribed by the regulations
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum
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