A shared pool is accessible to residents of two or more dwellings. They are typically associated with apartment and unit complexes, hotels, motels, backpacker hostels and caravan parks.
Selling
If you own a unit or apartment with a shared pool, you can sell it with or without a pool safety certificate. However, if you are not providing a certificate, you must give a completed copy of the Form 36-notice of no pool safety certificate to the buyer before entering the contract of sale. Before settlement, you must provide a completed copy of this form to the owner of the pool (usually a body corporate) and the QBCC. The owner of the pool (usually the body corporate) then has 90 days to obtain a pool safety certificate.
Leasing
Before you enter into the accommodation agreement, you must provide a pool safety certificate or Form 36-notice of no pool safety certificate to the new occupier and the owner of the pool (usually a body corporate) as well as the QBCC. If a Form 36 has been provided, the pool owner then has 90 days from when they entered the accommodation agreement, to obtain a pool safety certificate.
Expiry date for certificates
Pool safety certificates for shared pools are valid for 1 year from date of issue.