NCC 2022 Volume One - Building Code of Australia Class 2 to 9 buildings
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Part G1 Minor structures and components
Part G1 Minor structures and components
NSW G1P2 Swimming pool access and water recirculation systems2019: NSW GP1.2
Delete clause G1P2 and insert NSW G1P2 as follows:
(1) A barrier must be provided to a swimming pool and must—
be continuous for the full extent of the hazard; and
be of a strength and rigidity to withstand the foreseeable impact of people; and
restrict the access of young children to the pool and the immediate pool surrounds; and
have any gates and doors fitted with latching devices not readily operated by young children, and constructed to automatically close and latch.
(2) A swimming pool water recirculation system must incorporate safety measures to avoid entrapment of, or injury to, a person.
Applications
NSW G1P2(1) only applies to a swimming pool with a depth of water more than 300 mm, in conjunction with the Swimming Pools Act 1992 and the Swimming Pools Regulation 2018.
NSW G1P2(2) only applies to a swimming pool with a depth of water more than 300 mm.
Delete clause G1D2 and insert NSW G1D2 as follows:
(1) NSW G1D2(2) applies to the technical construction requirements for barriers to restrict access to swimming pools, subject to—
out-of-ground pool walls and the walls of above ground pools, including inflatable pools, not being considered to be effective barriers; and
the reference in clause 2.3.1 of AS 1926.1 to a barrier within a property including a boundary barrier.
(2) A swimming pool with a depth of water more than 300 mm and which is associated with a Class 2 or 3 building or Class 4 part of a building, must have suitable barriers to restrict access by young children to the immediate pool surrounds in accordance with—
(3) A water recirculation system in a swimming pool with a depth of water more than 300 mm must comply with AS 1926.3.
Notes
The Swimming Pools Act 1992 and the Swimming Pools Regulation 2018, applicable to swimming pool with a depth of water of more than 300 mm, regulate the circumstances in which a barrier is required and prevail in the case of any inconsistency.