As has seemed inevitable for months, the NSW government has given up on trying to enforce pool fence certification this year. As happened just before the rules were to come into force in 2014, they have again announced a twelve month slip until end April 2016.
“We have listened to stakeholder requests for more time and examined the evidence from certifiers,” Minister for Local Government Paul Toole said, announcing that pool owners will be granted a 12-month extension to obtain a compliance certificate before the property can be sold or leased.
“The evidence showed there was a high failure rate for initial inspections and a heavy demand to make pools compliant,” Mr Toole said.
One issue is that the certificates are only valid for three years, so those who were ready for the 2014 deadline will soon need to apply for another inspection in order to renew their certificates, further clogging an already overloaded system!
It would be good to see statistics for how many of the registered pools have been checked and certified since the scheme was first introduced!
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