Qld Pool Fence Regulations Checklist

By Alan Dukes

Do you own a property with a pool in Qld or are you thinking of buying one? Here is the Qld Pool Fence Regulations Checklist written in plain language to help you meet your legal obligations.

Note

In Queensland, Australia, the rules for pool barriers can be found in the Queensland Development Code Mandatory Part 3.4 and Australian Standard 1926.

The Pool Fence Checklist

The key things to consider are to make sure that:

  1. Your fence should be at least 120cm tall from the ground.
  2. There is no more than a 10cm gap between the bottom of the fence and the ground.
  3. The gaps between the vertical parts of the fence are no wider than 10cm.
  4. Your gates swing outward, away from the pool.
  5. Your gates close and latch automatically.
  6. The latch should be at least 150cm above the ground.
  7. You have a 90cm, non-climbable zone on the fence’s outside and inside.
  8. People cannot access the pool area directly from the building.
  9. Any windows that open into the pool area are no more than 10cm wide or have a security screen.
  10. Your fence is made of durable materials.
  11. Glass fences are made with reinforced, safety glass with no visible cracks
  12. You display a compliant and easily visible sign with CPR techniques within the pool area

FAQs

A non-climbable zone is simply an area free of climbable objects, such as chairs, pots, trees, and other similar objects.

You may be able to use a boundary fence as part of your if it meets certain requirements. Two important requirements are that it must be at least 120cm high and non-climbable on the outside.

The key is to prevent children from using horizontal rails of any kind as footholds that let them climb into the pool. But specifics matter. One common way involves adding wedges with a slope of 60 degrees or more to the rails.

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