Swimming Pools Amendment Act 2012 No 77



An Act to amend the Swimming Pools Act 1992 and other legislation with respect to the registration, inspection and certification of swimming pools; and for other purposes.
1   Name of Act
This Act is the Swimming Pools Amendment Act 2012.
2   Commencement
(1)  Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), this Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.
(2)  Schedule 1 [16] and [26] commences 6 months after the date of assent to this Act.
(3)  Subschedules 2.2 and 2.3 commence 18 months after the date of assent to this Act.
Schedule 1 (Repealed)
sch 1: Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C.
Schedule 2 Amendment of other legislation
2.1
  (Repealed)
Schedule 1 Prescribed documents
Insert after clause 15:
  
16   
If the contract relates to land on which there is a swimming pool within the meaning of the Swimming Pools Act 1992 to which that Act applies, a copy of either of the following in respect of the swimming pool:
(a)  a valid certificate of compliance issued under that Act,
(b)  a relevant occupation certificate within the meaning of that Act and evidence that the swimming pool is registered under Part 3A of that Act.
Note—
A relevant occupation certificate is an occupation certificate issued under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 that is less than 3 years old and that authorises the use of the swimming pool.
Schedule 1 Standard Form Agreement
Insert after clause 40:
  
[Cross out this clause if there is no swimming pool]
40A.  The landlord agrees to ensure that at the time that this residential tenancy agreement is entered into:
40A.1  the swimming pool on the residential premises is registered under the Swimming Pools Act 1992 and has a valid certificate of compliance under that Act or a relevant occupation certificate within the meaning of that Act, and
40A.2  a copy of that valid certificate of compliance or relevant occupation certificate is provided to the tenant.
sch 2: Am 1987 No 15, sec 30C.