Swimming Pool and Spa Registration

Step 1.Step 1: Register

Registrations are for new swimming pools and spas or for existing swimming pool and spas that were never registered with Council.

It is a once off registration.

If you are unsure if your swimming pool or spa has been previously registered, please contact Council’s Building Department on (03) 9518 3555.

Registration of all permanent swimming pools or spas incurs a once-off fee of $35.10.  Your swimming pool or spa is added to Council’s register and remains there unless you decide to decommission your pool or spa.

A relocatable swimming pool or spa must be registered with Council if it is erected for 3 or more consecutive days. Relocatable swimming pools and spas also incur a fee of $35.10. This registration fee will need to be paid each time a relocatable swimming pool or spa is erected.

If you have any copies of Occupancy Permits/Certificates of Final Inspections or any other supportive documentation, please attach these to your application.

If the construction date of your swimming pool or spa cannot be verified, the current safety standard will be applied. 

Register online:

Register Your Swimming Pool Or Spa

You can have a printable application form sent out to you by contacting Council’s Customer Service team on the number above.

Step 2.STEP 2: Receive correspondence from Council

Receive correspondence from Council within 14 business days confirming:

• your pool or spa has been registered
• the date of construction and the applicable barrier standard
• your right to appeal to the Building Appeals Board (BAB) in relation to council’s determination of the date of construction of the pool or spa
• the date the first or next Certificate of Barrier Compliance must be lodged with Council

Step 3.STEP 3: Update certificate every 4 years

As part of the new regulations, you are required as a swimming pool/spa owner to obtain a Certificate of Barrier Compliance every 4 years and lodge it with Council (Swimming Pool and Spa Compliance Certificate).

It is your responsibility as an owner to ensure that your swimming pool/spa is maintained.

Council will write to you when the date is approaching to remind you to re-certify your swimming pool or spa barrier.