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Overview


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:
In the Maroochydore/Nambour area:
  • Council pools, aquatic centres, club pools, learn to swim pools, gym and health centre pools, holiday accommodation pools, private school pools.

Please note there are no local law licensing requirements for commercial swimming pools in Caloundra and Noosa areas. Please refer to Who does not need an approval for further information.

 
Pools operating in the following situations do not require a licence from Council:
In the Maroochydore/Nambour area:
  • Residential pools, state school pools, pools under a body corporate of a group subdivision scheme.

For further information please refer to How to Apply, How to Comply and Tools and Resources.

In the Caloundra and Noosa areas:

  • There are no local law licensing requirements for commercial swimming pools in Caloundra and Noosa areas. 

However the following related applications may be applicable:

Development Approval
You must ensure your Commercial Swimming Pool has relevant Development Approval. If you are unsure, contact Council.

Note: In the Caloundra area all venues proposing to provide a swimming pool for commercial use require development approval under Caloundra City Plan 2004 and building approval under the Building Act 1975.  This use requires a Material Change of Use Code or Impact Assessment depending on the precinct on which the proposed pool is located - refer to Caloundra City Plan 2004.

Food 
Do you intend to, or already operate a food business? If yes, you may also require a Food Business licence. For further information, refer to the Fixed Food Premises information.
 
Advertising Signs
Do you intend to, or already have any advertising signs/devices erected? If yes, refer to the Advertising Sign information.

Building or Plumbing Approval
Do you intend to build additional structures such as fences or shade awnings? If yes, you may need to obtain building approval, either from Council or a private certifier.
 
Business name registration
If you are registering a new business name you will need to contact the Queensland Government Office of Fair Trading.
 
Liquor Licensing
Contact Liquor Licensing Division for Liquor Licence enquiries.

Trade Waste
Do you intend for, or does your commercial pool already discharge backwash water to the sewer? If yes - waste discharged to the sewer is classified as trade waste and requires a permit from Unitywater. Please contact Unitywater for details.



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