Swimming Pool Safety

Registering your pool


As of 29 April 2013, all pool owners in New South Wales are required to register their swimming pools on a state-wide register. There are two ways you can register your swimming pool:

You will have until 29 October 2013 to complete the registration of your pool. If you miss this deadline, you may receive a penalty fine of $220.

The register is one outcome of the NSW Government’s review of the Swimming Pools Act 1992, which saw a series of amendments to the Act aimed at improving the safety of children under the age of five years around swimming pools. For more information, please view the frequently asked questions.

Pool barrier self-assessment checklists


You can download the relevant self-assessment checklist below:

Pool safety fact sheets

The Royal Life Saving Society has developed a series of pool safety fact sheets in conjunction with the NSW Government. These can be downloaded by following the links below.


More information


For more information about amendments to the Act, please visit the Swimming Pool Register website.