#28805
Lady Penelope
Strataguru

    I can understand the reasoning behind Gus’s comment however the biggest distraction in supervision of children is the mobile phone. These are not banned in pool areas.

    There are certain structures that are not permissible within a pool area. However, a movable table and chairs are not structures. Structures are permanent and fixed in place.

    Chairs and tables are furniture – they are not structures.

    A person supervising children may wish to sit at table and chair rather than on a sun lounge. There are no restrictions on where or how people are permitted to sit. Restrictions such as this would probably be a step too far.

    “The following structures are not allowed in the enclosed pool area and are to be located and accessed outside the swimming pool enclosure:
     Any residential building,
     Any WC, shower room, change room, laundry or clothes line,
     Any structure with cooking and food storage facilities,
     Enclosed gazebos, cabanas and pool houses,
     Boat sheds and garages and sheds not associated with the
    swimming pool.”

    The Swimming Pool Act does not ban furniture within a pool area. All of the Council Fact Sheets that I have seen do not ban furniture within a pool area.

    According to one local council, the purpose of taking these measures reduces the frequency of entering/ leaving the pool.