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2026/011: Compliance of part of a pool barrier – a wall of a building with a bi-fold window – with Building Code Clause F9

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Determination 2026/011[PDF 182 KB]
 

About this determination

Date issued
27 March 2026
Primary Building Code clause:
F9 - Restricting access to residential pools
Primary topic:
Pool safety
Council:
Hastings District Council
Section of the Building Act:
17

Summary

This determination considers whether part of a proposed pool barrier complies with Building Code Clause F9 Means of restricting access to residential pools. The part of the barrier at issue comprises a wall of a house which has a bi-fold window.

The determination also discusses the requirements of the Acceptable Solution for Clause F9 that relate to openable windows in a building wall forming a pool barrier.

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