I received a telephone call from a Senior Officer of NSW Health yesterday (24/1) and the summary advice provided with reference to my last post is that “the Department does not intend that the Regulation (2012) to the NSW Public Health Act will be applied to any Residential Strata Development”.
I had quite a long discussion with NSW Health about this matter, and on the basis of that my personal conclusion is that whilst the Regulation could be applied to Residential Strata Developments in circumstances where the Owners and employees of Commercial Lots (i.e. in mixed-use developments) and/or employees of the Owners Corporation may have access to an on-site swimming pool or spa, it will not be applied.
(I have details of the name of the Officer with whom I spoke and his Position in NSW Health, but as I did not seek his approval to mention those details here, I did not do so).