Building (Pools) Amendment Act 2016
- Abbreviation
- 2016 No 71
- Valid from
- 1/01/2017
- Information provider
- Parliamentary Counsel Office,
- Information type
- Legislation,
- Format
- Website,
Description
The Building (Pools) Amendment Act 2016 repealed the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987 and inserted requirements for residential pool safety in the Building Act 2004.
The Amendment Act created new Building Code Clause F9 Restricting access to residential pools. MBIE published 2 Acceptable Solutions for Clause F9: F9/AS1 and F9/AS2
Scope
The main changes include:
- residential swimming pool barriers must be inspected every three years
- safety covers can be used as barriers for spa pools and hot tubs
- territorial authorities will have better tools to enforce pool barrier requirements, including notices to fix and infringement notices.