Latches must be installed inside the pool enclosure and not be accessible by toddlers. ... The Northern Territory has had swimming pool fencing regulations in place since 2002.

Inspectors are finding gates propped open, fences held together with plastic ties and gaps that kids can squeeze in some of the worst examples of fences around backyard swimming pools.

Be safe in the swimming pool With an average of about 15 drownings per annum, the Tshwane Emergency Services has urged parents and pool owners to be vigilant around any water source. November 30, 2015 ...

Tips on swimming pool safety Every adult in the home must know how to perform CPR, including domestic workers. December 22, 2016. Stephen Selaluke ...

That was all it took for Wendy Atkinson’s two-year-old toddler Brodie to scale the pool fence at their family home, undo the latch and, grinning wildly, swing into the pool area on the open gate.

QUESTION: My new rental has an unfenced swimming pool. At first I wasn’t too bothered but I recently found out I was pregnant and now I’m really worried our family home is a death trap.