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The main purpose of regulating private swimming pools is to ensure they are maintained and operated in a manner that reduces risks to public health and safety. Council's role is to monitor the standard of operations of swimming pools. Compliance with Council's requirements will assist you in providing a safe and hygienic swimming environment for your customers. If your specific questions are not answered on this site, contact Council.

The applicant for a licence must be a legal entity (eg person(s) or Company).
Note - a business name or shop name is not a legal entity and cannot be the licence holder.

Pools operating in the following situations require a licence from Council:

For previously Mundubbera Regional Council,
Approval for Commercial Swimming Pools is required under Councils planning scheme. Contact council for more information.

For previously Gayndah Regional Council,

Commercially operating a public swimming pool that is made available for use to—
(a) members of the public or a section of the public on payment of an entrance fee or
other charge; or
(b) participants in organised swimming or diving competitions or in training for
organised swimming or diving competitions; or
(c) persons who have a commercial relationship with the owner of the pool;

excavation capable of being filled with water to a depth of 300mm or more; and
capable of being used for swimming, bathing, wading, paddling or some other human aquatic activity;
spa pool, spa tub or similar thing (whether portable or fixed) and a wading pool (other than a portable wading pool)

For previously Eidsvold Regional Council,
Eidsvold specific content here. There appears to be no Local Law so is this managed under a planning scheme or is it not regulated at all? Local Law No 8 might cover it, but a pool is not listed under the definitions. LT

If planning scheme only -
Approval for Commercial Swimming Pools is required under Councils planning scheme. Contact council for more information.

Pools operating in the following situations do not require a licence from Council:

For previously Gayndah Regional Council,

swimming pool made available by the body corporate of a community titles scheme for use by the owners or occupiers of lots in the scheme or their invitees.
swimming pool available for use by paying guests in a hotel or motel.

There are no exemptions under Councils planning scheme. (Mundubbera and Eidsvold)

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