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2018/017: Compliance of an indoor swimming pool without a barrier

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Determination 2018/017[PDF 491 KB]

 

About this determination

Date issued
30 April 2018
Primary Building Code clause:
F9 - Restricting access to residential pools
Primary topic:
Pool safety
Council:
Kapiti Coast District Council
Section of the Building Act:
162C

Summary

This determination considers the compliance of a pool that is wholly enclosed within a dwelling but that doesn’t have a physical barrier to restrict access by unsupervised children. The determination discussions the exemption from the requirement to have a barrier that was granted under the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act, and the relationship with the current provisions for barriers to residential pools under the Building Act.

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