The Public Health Act 2010 and Public Health Regulation 2012 controls the public health risk associated with public swimming and spa pools.

Following is a selection of materials which will assist in understanding public swimming pool and spa pool issues.

Legislation

• Public Health Act 2010 - Extract
• Public Health Regulation 2012 - Extract
• Schedule 1 - Public Health Regulation 2012- Extract

Inspection report

• Swimming Pool and Spa Pool Inspection Report (Dec 2012)
•  Log Sheet

Guidelines

• Public Swimming Pools and Spa Pools Advisory Document
• APVMA Guide for Demonstrating Efficacy of Pool and Spa Sanitisers - July 2014

Please note: Chlorine dioxide precursors, which includes tablets, have not been registered by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medical Authority (APVMA) for use in a public swimming pool and therefore must not be used.

Clean pools for healthy swimming campaign

• Brochure - A guide to clean pools for healthy swimming
• Brochure - Public swimming pool and spa pool requirements
• Poster - Steps to healthy swimming (boy)
• Poster - Steps to healthy swimming (girl)
• Poster - Steps to healthy swimming (school)
• Poster - Steps to healthy water play
• Poster - Steps to healthy swimming (A3)
• Poster - Steps to healthy swimming (A4)
• Fact sheet - Healthy swimming pools

Factsheets

• Disinfection of swimming pools and spa pools
• Disinfectant dosing systems
• Record keeping - Log sheets
• Controlling chloramines in indoor swimming pools
• Continual breakpoint chlorination
• Control of public swimming pools and spa pools
• Cryptosporidium and Giardia in swimming and spa pools
• Oxidation-reduction potential
• Swimming pool microbiology testing frequency
• Swimming pool chemical testing frequency
• Stabiliser (cyanurate) use in outdoor swimming pools
• Reuse and recycling of swimming pool backwash water
• Rainwater (roof water) harvesting for swimming pools

Contamination response plans - for operators

• Cryptosporidium Notification Response Plan
• Vomit Incident Response Plan
• Hard Surface Incident Response Plan (vomit, blood or faecal)
• Faecal Incident Response Plan (Loose Stool)
• Faecal Incident Response Plan (Solid Stool)

Notification form

• Notification form to notify the local council of existence of public pool or spa pool