NSW泳池法的重大改革

josephhun · 发表于 2014-5-31 01:50:40

几周前SUNDAY TELEGRAPH的一篇报道，我已与协会确认消息的准确性。
“Homeowners will be forced to register their backyard swimming pool
by: Barclay Crawford
HOMEOWNERS will be forced to register their backyard swimming pool and have compulsory safety checks of fences every two years under tough new laws to be imposed by the O'Farrell government. With at least six toddlers drowning in swimming pools every summer - and hundreds of other children falling into pools - the Government plans to crack down on families failing to make them safe. The move will bring NSW laws into line with most of the other states. The proposals would strengthen the Swimming Pools Act, which only requires pool owners to construct a fence around their pool without any ongoing checks on the condition of the fence.
The proposed new laws would make failure to register a swimming pool an offence carrying fines of up to $2200.
The new laws follow recommendations by Deputy State Coroner Paul MacMahon last year following an inquest into the death of toddler Ethan Corless in July 2010.
The two-year-old drowned after climbing through a gap in a poorly constructed pool fence while his mother was feeding his four-month-old brother at the family's Pendle Hill home. Mr MacMahon heard that 50 per cent of backyard pools failed to meet safety standards and he described the death of the toddler as "preventable".
Queensland and Western Australia already have swimming pool registers.”
简单的说就是新洲所有的泳池都将被强制注册，房主如果不注册就将被罚款最高达2200，而且围栏每两年必须检查一次。现在此法案正接受新洲泳池协会和其他相关部门的反映。一旦有新的消息我会尽快告知足友。