Tough new laws to make Queensland pools safest in Australia
Source: Queensland. Deputy Premier and Minister for Health. Media Release
"Acting Premier Paul Lucas announced that following the toughest pool safety review in 20 years, new safety regulations will start rolling out on the first day of summer. Mr Lucas said the first stage of the nation’s strictest safety regulations would be in place on December 1 with the second stage scheduled to start in late 2010. “Stage one will apply immediately to all new residential swimming pools from December 1 2009,” he said. “This will mean all new pools must meet the latest pool fencing standards, with clear and strict non-climbable zones above and adjacent to the fence. A more comprehensive second stage will follow a year later and we expect all affected Queensland pools to meet the new pool safety standards within five years, or sooner if sold or leased first."