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Pool safety inspectors near Newport

Registered pools
1,278
QBCC pool safety register, August 2024
Certificates in a year
103
QBCC pool safety register, August 2024 (12 months before)
Shared-pool properties
4
QBCC pool safety register, August 2024
Inspectors within 40 km
108
PoolPreCert directory from the QBCC inspector register, August 2024

Newport has 1,278 registered pools, the 9th most among the 42 Moreton Bay suburbs we list. 108 inspectors on QBCC's register (August 2024 extract) are based within 40 km, including at least one in Newport itself. 103 pool safety certificates were recorded in Newport 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.

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6 inspectors servicing Newport

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.

  1. Roderick James Peardon

    Based in Newport

    QBCC licence PS102250

  2. Shane Anthony Borg

    Based in Redcliffe North· about 2 km away

    QBCC licence PS15210514

  3. Dennis Douglas Hagemann

    Based in Scarborough· about 2 km away

    QBCC licence PS15185496

  4. Simon James Van Praagh

    Based in Margate· about 3 km away

    QBCC licence PS15082246

  5. Rodney Allan Webb

    Based in Woody Point· about 5 km away

    QBCC licence PS101497

  6. Donna Marie Phillips

    Based in Mango Hill· about 7 km away

    QBCC licence PS102162

How inspectors are ordered

Each inspector gets a score out of 100: distance from Newport 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 Newport

Newport has the 9th most registered pools of the 42 Moreton Bay suburbs listed here.

Pool safety certificates are recorded here more often than across Moreton Bay as a whole (8.1% of pools in a year, against 2.8%).

4 properties in Newport 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.

108 licensed inspectors are based within 40 km of Newport. At least one is based in Newport itself.

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 4020, Moreton Bay City council.

Pool rules and next steps for Newport

Newport is in the Moreton Bay City council area. Its page says owners must keep a pool barrier that meets the standard, suggests a licensed pool safety inspector if you are unsure, and points to QBCC for the state rules. Council page: City of Moreton Bay: Swimming pools, spas and portable wading pools (council page opened 23 October 2026). 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

1 of the 6 inspectors listed is based in Newport itself. The rest are based in Redcliffe North (about 2.2 km), Scarborough (about 2.3 km), Margate (about 3.4 km), Woody Point (about 4.5 km) and Mango Hill (about 6.8 km). The furthest listed is about 6.8 km from Newport.

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.
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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.