Portable swimming pools include inflatable pools, pools incorporating a canvas or flexible plastic liner attached to a frame, and hard plastic pools such as wading pools.

Property owners must register swimming pools on the NSW Government register.

Most pools and spas even some temporary ones of a certain height and volume require a barrier fence. Information on fencing requirements by pool type and the fines that apply for breaches.

Find out if you need approval to build or alter a pool or spa. If it is 30cm deep or more or can hold 2000 litres or more you will usually require consent.

Our inspection program for pools and spas was adopted in 2013. Find out about our regulatory role for inspecting pool fences in our area under the Swimming Pools Act.

From 29 April 2016 new laws apply for pool or spa owners under the tenancy and Swimming Pools Act. Find out what you need to do when selling or leasing a property with a pool or spa.

Drowning in backyard pools is one of the leading causes of child deaths in NSW. Help prevent drowning by following some simple safety measures.