Pool fencing requirements

Swimming pool fencing is a significant aspect of pool safety. If you’re thinking of getting a pool, it’s important to educate yourself on the pool fencing requirements in your state or territory. Even if you don’t have any pets or young children living with you, pool fence installation is still a requirement to keep visitors and neighbourhood children safe.

Pool fencing requirements

Although pool safety laws may vary depending on where you live, there are general fencing regulations that are standard all across Australia. Beginning in 2010, all states and territories are requiring all pool owners to register their swimming pools with a state body and to pass the pool safety inspection.

Pool fences need to be at least 1200 mm high, and the gap below should be no more than 100 mm at the bottom and in between panels. Pool owners should also maintain a non-climbable zone around the pool. This means that there should be no trees, shrubs, ladders, chairs, toys, pots, or any object that can be used to climb over the fence within 90 cm of the non-climbable zone. The zone is measured in an arc shape from the top of the pool fence, arching towards the ground.

These measurements need to be followed strictly to ensure that no pets or kids can climb over, slip in between the railings, or crawl under the pool fence.

Pool doors, windows, and gates

The door of your pool fence should be self-closing and self-latching. The latching device has to be at least 150 cm off the ground so little kids will not be able to reach it. The door should have a non-climbable zone of 90 cm, and it should be at least 120 cm above the ground. Your pool barriers should not have any pet doors, and they should be outwards from the pool enclosure.

To ensure that all the pool fencing laws are followed, you need to hire a licensed and fully qualified pool fencing company. Here is a list of our top pool fencing businesses who are experts when it comes to glass fencing and steel pool fencing