Pool Barrier Compliance & Form 23
City of Melbourne (including Docklands)
Apartment tower or Carlton terrace, the barrier rules are the same. Who registers and lodges a City of Melbourne pool, and what the $250 covers.
- Flat fee
- $250 all-inclusive · no hidden costs
- Turnaround
- Same-day Form 23 once your barrier meets compliance
- Inspector
- Ryan Gaw · VBA-registered · Licence IN-PS 100055
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Pool barrier inspections from Geelong to Docklands
Local Pool Inspections covers eleven council areas, from our base at Clifton Springs up to Bacchus Marsh and across to Docklands. Pick your council to see the suburbs we visit and what that council expects for pool and spa barrier compliance.
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Geelong and the Bellarine
Greater GeelongHome region. Based at Clifton Springs16
- Geelong
- Armstrong Creek
- Barwon Heads
- Belmont
- Clifton Springs
- Corio
- Curlewis
- Drysdale
- Grovedale
- Highton
- Lara
- Leopold
- Newtown
- Ocean Grove
- Portarlington
- Waurn Ponds
Melbourne's west
WyndhamWerribee to Point Cook6
Pool barrier compliance in Wyndham →Hobsons BayWilliamstown to Altona9
- Williamstown
- Newport
- Spotswood
- Altona
- Altona North
- Altona Meadows
- Seabrook
- Laverton
- Brooklyn
BrimbankSunshine to Keilor12
- Sunshine
- Sunshine West
- St Albans
- Deer Park
- Derrimut
- Cairnlea
- Keilor
- Keilor Downs
- Taylors Lakes
- Sydenham
- Kings Park
- Delahey
MeltonMelton to Fraser Rise8
Pool barrier compliance in Melton →MooraboolBacchus Marsh and Ballan5
Pool barrier compliance in Moorabool →Inner Melbourne
MaribyrnongFootscray and Yarraville8
- Footscray
- Yarraville
- Seddon
- Kingsville
- West Footscray
- Maidstone
- Maribyrnong
- Braybrook
Moonee ValleyEssendon and Moonee Ponds9
- Essendon
- Moonee Ponds
- Ascot Vale
- Aberfeldie
- Strathmore
- Niddrie
- Airport West
- Avondale Heights
- Keilor East
MelbourneThe CBD, Docklands and Southbank9
- Docklands
- Southbank
- Melbourne CBD
- North Melbourne
- West Melbourne
- Kensington
- Carlton
- Parkville
- East Melbourne
How do I register a pool or spa with the City of Melbourne?
Start at the council's register a swimming pool or spa page. Registration is compulsory for every pool and spa in the municipality that can hold more than 300mm of water, whether in-ground, above-ground, indoor, inflatable or relocatable. The current fee and steps are on that page, and I'd trust it over a figure copied onto another website.
It's done once per pool. After that the recurring job is the barrier inspection. A brand-new pool's first sign-off belongs to the building surveyor on the permit, not to me.
Where does a City of Melbourne Form 23 go, and who lodges it?
To the City of Melbourne, within 30 days of the date I issue it. For a body-corporate pool, whoever holds the registration does the lodging, which usually means the owners corporation or its building manager.
How council wants the certificate sent, and what it charges to lodge it, are for the council's own registration and compliance page to answer; its fee is separate from my $250 and I don't quote it. Pool inspection cost Victoria sets out what the $250 includes, and Form 23 certificates covers what the certificate states.
How often does my pool barrier need re-certifying in the City of Melbourne?
Every four years, on a date specific to your pool. Under regulation 147V of the Building Regulations 2018, each time a certificate is lodged the City of Melbourne must write back with the lodgement date and the next due date. File that notice where the next building manager will find it.
Before the inspection, the pool compliance checklist is worth ten minutes, for a shared building pool or a backyard one.
What happens if a City of Melbourne pool fails inspection?
A written Non-Conformance Report lists the items, the owner gets time to fix them, and I come back for our free re-inspections (included in the $250). On a pass, the Form 23 follows straight away.
In a shared building, take the report to the owners corporation or facility manager the day it arrives. Repairs to common property generally need their approval before a trade can start, and approval takes time. A Form 24 non-compliance certificate is the last resort, kept for an immediate threat to life or repairs that never happen, and it has to be lodged with council as well.
Who's responsible for a body-corporate pool in Docklands or Southbank?
Usually the owners corporation — not the individual apartment owner. Docklands was built as a high-rise precinct around Victoria Harbour, and its pools overwhelmingly belong to apartment towers and are managed as common property. Registration, booking the four-yearly inspection and lodging the Form 23 normally sit with the owners corporation or the building manager it appoints. The barrier itself is checked against the same regulations as a backyard pool in Parkville.
If you sit on a committee, find out now who holds the registration paperwork and the last council notice. Building managers change, and the due date has to survive the handover.
Pool Inspections by Suburb — City of Melbourne (including Docklands)
CBD, North and West Melbourne, Kensington
Docklands and Southbank
Carlton, Parkville and East Melbourne
Neighbouring councils: Maribyrnong pool compliance · Moonee Valley pool compliance