Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Actsin division 5A.3, insert
83OA Regulated swimming pool fails to comply with safety standards
(1) A person commits an offence if—
(a) the person is the owner of premises on which a regulated swimming pool is located; and
(b) the swimming pool fails to comply with the safety standards to the extent that the pool is not subject to an exemption; and
(c) the person knows that the pool fails to comply with the safety standards; and
(d) the person fails, within 90 days after the person becomes aware the pool fails to comply with the standards, to take reasonable steps to ensure the pool complies with the standards.
Maximum penalty: 60 penalty units.
(2) In this section:
"exemption" means—
(a) a Ministerial exemption; or
(b) a standing exemption.
83OB Failure to obtain compliance certificate for regulated swimming pool
(1) A person commits an offence if—
(a) the person is the owner of premises on which a regulated swimming pool is located; and
(b) the pool was built before 1 May 2013; and
(c) the pool is not subject to a standing exemption; and
(d) the person fails to obtain a compliance certificate for the pool from an authorised person before 1 May 2028; and
(e) a compliance certificate for the pool was not obtained from an authorised person by a previous owner of the premises.
Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units.
(2) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.