New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

CHILDREN'S SERVICES REGULATION 2004 - REG 69

69 Pool safety

(1) The authorised supervisor of a children’s service must ensure that the written authorisation of a parent of a child provided with the service is obtained before the child enters a pool of water on the premises of the children’s service (whether or not the pool has been identified on the site plan accompanying the application for the licence for the service or the Director-General has otherwise been notified about the pool).

(2) The authorised supervisor of a children’s service must ensure that if children provided with the service are allowed to swim at a swimming pool on the premises of the children’s service, then there must be present within the fenced area of the pool at least one adult for each child using the pool.

(3) The authorised supervisor of a children’s service must ensure that:

(a) all paddling pools at the premises of the service are emptied immediately after use and stored to prevent the collection of water, and

(b) other water containers at the premises that could constitute a drowning hazard are safely covered or are inaccessible to children, and

(c) any pool filters at the premises are inaccessible to children.

(4) The licensee of a children’s service (other than a home based children’s service) must develop and maintain procedures and policies to ensure that the authorised supervisor, primary contact staff or family day care carers comply with the requirements of this clause.

(5) In the case of a family day care children’s service, the obligations of an authorised supervisor under this clause are taken to be the obligations of each family day care carer of the service.