Pool safety inspectors near Smithfield
- Registered pools
- 964
- QBCC pool safety register, August 2024
- Certificates in a year
- 34
- QBCC pool safety register, August 2024 (12 months before)
- Shared-pool properties
- 12
- QBCC pool safety register, August 2024
- Inspectors within 40 km
- 26
- PoolPreCert directory from the QBCC inspector register, August 2024
Smithfield has 964 registered pools, the 6th most among the 25 Cairns suburbs we list. 26 inspectors on QBCC's register (August 2024 extract) are based within 40 km; the nearest is about 4 km away. 34 pool safety certificates were recorded in Smithfield in the 12 months to August 2024.
Selling or leasing a property with a pool in Queensland generally needs a pool safety certificate, and only a licensed inspector can issue one; a licensed inspector decides. Check your barrier in PoolPreCert first, to spot potential issues before your inspection.
Check your pool first6 inspectors servicing Smithfield
Names and licences are from QBCC's public register (extract of August 2024). Licences renew yearly: check current status on QBCC before you book. Check a licence on QBCC's public search.
- Ask Peter John Hamilton to contact me
Needs a no-charge account. Your request waits up to 60 days until they can see it.
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Check licence PS101652 on QBCC (opens in a new tab)Is this you? Claim this listing (no charge) - Ask Xin Ren to contact me
Needs a no-charge account. Your request waits up to 60 days until they can see it.
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Check licence PS101787 on QBCC (opens in a new tab)Is this you? Claim this listing (no charge) - Ask Ian James Lydiard to contact me
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Check licence PS100625 on QBCC (opens in a new tab)Is this you? Claim this listing (no charge) - Ask Anthony MacGregor Trafford to contact me
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Check licence PS102141 on QBCC (opens in a new tab)Is this you? Claim this listing (no charge) - Ask Aaron Lee Marsh to contact me
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Check licence PS102142 on QBCC (opens in a new tab)Is this you? Claim this listing (no charge) - Ask Leigh Nelson to contact me
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How inspectors are ordered
Each inspector gets a score out of 100: distance from Smithfield counts for 45, verified reviews for 35 and how complete the listing is for 20. A listing counts as more complete when the inspector has confirmed it, its licence status was checked in the last 90 days, and a phone or website is added. A verified review is one from a homeowner who booked the inspector through PoolPreCert; with no reviews a listing scores neutral, and a few reviews only move it a little. Paying doesn't change this order. Sponsored listings, if any, are shown separately and labelled. Google ratings shown on a listing come straight from Google Maps, for inspectors who have linked their Google listing, and are not part of the score.
Pools in Smithfield
Smithfield has the 6th most registered pools of the 25 Cairns suburbs listed here.
Pool safety certificates are recorded here more often than across Cairns as a whole (3.5% of pools in a year, against 1.6%).
12 properties in Smithfield have a shared pool, such as a unit block or complex. A certificate for a shared pool lasts one year, compared with two years for a pool that isn't shared.
26 licensed inspectors are based within 40 km of Smithfield. The closest is about 4 km away.
Pool and certificate figures are from the QBCC pool safety register, August 2024. Certificates are those recorded in the 12 months before that date. Postcode 4878, Cairns Regional council.
Pool rules and next steps for Smithfield
Smithfield is in the Cairns Regional council area. The rules themselves are the Queensland pool safety standard, which applies in every council area; see council pool inspections and fines.
Where the inspectors listed here are based
The inspectors listed are based in Yorkeys Knob (about 3.9 km), Caravonica (about 4.3 km), Kewarra Beach (3 businesses, about 4.7 km) and Trinity Beach (about 5.8 km). The furthest listed is about 5.8 km from Smithfield.
What to ask before you book an inspector
- Is your pool safety inspector licence current on QBCC's register today?
- What is the fee, and is a re-inspection included if something needs attention?
- If you find something that needs fixing, will you give me a nonconformity notice (Form 26) that lists it?
These are questions, not a verdict on anyone. Only a licensed pool safety inspector decides whether a pool barrier meets the standard.
Guides to read first
Before the inspector comes
These are some of the main things an inspector checks. Look at them yourself, or run the full self-check in the PoolPreCert app.
- Every pool gate swings shut by itself from any open position and latches without a push.
- The barrier is at least 1200 mm high all the way around, with no gap under it bigger than 100 mm.
- Nothing a child could climb (chairs, pots, barbecues, trees) is within 900 mm of the outside of the fence.
- No door from the house opens straight into the pool area.
- A current CPR sign is displayed where people near the pool can see it.
Licence and pool data: Queensland Building and Construction Commission registers (data.qld.gov.au), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data matched, geocoded and summarised by PoolPreCert. Sales data: Queensland Government Statistician's Office. Lease data: Residential Tenancies Authority. PoolPreCert is not affiliated with QBCC and does not issue pool safety certificates.