Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A local government must not make a local law that regulates—
(a) the construction or maintenance of barriers for a regulated pool; or
(b) a matter for ensuring the safety of persons using a regulated pool and prescribed under the Building Act, section 231D(1), definition pool safety standard, paragraph (b).
(2) If a local law that is in force before the commencement of this section contains a provision that regulates a matter mentioned in subsection (1), the local government—
(a) must not amend the provision after the commencement; and
(b) must repeal the provision by 1 January 2017.
(3) A local law, to the extent that it is contrary to this section, has no effect.
(4) In this section—
barriers, for a regulated pool, includes any of the following—
(a) the fencing for the pool;
(b) the walls of a building enclosing the pool;
(c) another form of barrier mentioned or provided for in the pool safety standard under the Building Act.