Pool Service Licensing Information

NSW

The process of getting a pool and spa service licence in New South Wales is managed and regulated by the Department of Fair Trading.

Licensing

For home building or trade work you must have a contractor licence before you contract, sub-contract or advertise to do residential building work where the reasonable market cost of the labour and materials is more than $5,000 (including GST)

For licensing purposes, swimming pool repairs and servicing covers work involved in servicing and repair of elements of an existing swimming pool, including internally reticulated pool plumbing not connected to a potable water source, solar thermal heating systems that are not hard-wired (excluding any solar photovoltaic (PV) systems), and equipment installation (including filters and skimmers). It also includes any additions, alterations and repairs of a non-structural nature, the painting or surfacing (rendering or application of surface coatings) to a swimming pool, acid washing and pool cleaning.

This class does not include any work related to paving, decking, landscaping or fencing associated with a pool or spa installation.

A swimming pool is defined under the Swimming Pools Act 1992 as an excavation, structure or vessel:

  1. that is capable of being filled with water to a depth greater than 300 millimetres, and
  2. that is solely or principally used, or that is designed, manufactured or adapted to be solely or principally used, for the purpose of swimming, wading, paddling or any other human aquatic activity
  3. and includes a spa pool, but does not include a spa bath, anything that is situated within a bathroom or anything declared by the regulations not to be a swimming pool for the purposes of the Swimming Pools Act 1992.

License Types

  • Swimming Pool Repairs and Servicing

License Application

You must lodge your application and payment in person at a Service NSW centre.

https://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/trades-and-businesses/licensing-and-qualifications/swimming-pool-repairs

Experience

Nil

Qualifications

National Police Check

Nil
 

More Information

For more information on applying for a pool and spa service licence, or to learn more about the process, visit the Department of Fair Trading website.