Made a easy booking over the phone ,had some quick contact on the email time was arranged and turned up right on time .Very helpful and knows her business when it comes to inspecting pool fences .I will highly recommend to other people Leanne is a professional and the job done well.
5.0 from 29 Google reviews
Pool inspections built to pass first time.
Friendly, licensed pool and spa barrier inspections across regional Victoria, with your Form 23 certificate in 48 hours when you're compliant.
- Qualified inspector (IN-PS 100069)
- Certificate in 48 hours
- From $270 +GST
- Regional Victoria wide
Compliance, made simple
Got a council letter? Selling your home? Let's sort it.
If your council has told you your pool barrier is due, or you're selling and need a compliance certificate, it's easy to feel lost in the rules. An inspection is simpler than it sounds: I check your fence, gate and the space around them against the Victorian standard, then tell you in plain English whether it passes.
It matters for two reasons. A compliant barrier is the one thing standing between a small child and the water. And it isn't optional here: every pool and spa in Victoria has to be inspected and certified every four years, and again whenever you sell.
What we do
Simple, honest inspections
Getting compliant, selling, or building new: we make it easy and we tell you straight.
Pool Barrier Inspection
A full check of your pool or spa safety barrier (fence, gate, non-climb zone) against the Victorian rules.
- Full onsite inspection
- Clear report with photos
- Form 23 within 48 hours
From $270 +GST
Compliance Certificates
Your Form 23 certificate of barrier compliance, sorted. Due every 4 years, and whenever you sell.
- Issued within 48 hours
- Lodged-ready for council
- Selling? get it done early
From $270 +GST
Pre-Purchase Inspection
Buying a home with a pool? Know what it'll cost to make the barrier compliant before you sign.
- Know before you buy
- What a building report misses
- Fast, to suit settlement
Priced per property
Also: re-inspections from $100 +GST and pre-build consultations from $200 +GST. We inspect the safety barrier for compliance, not the pool structure.
On the day
What we check, in plain English
Victoria's rules are all about stopping a small child getting to the water. Here's what I go through, and what most pools trip up on.
- Fence height & gaps At least 1.2m high, with no gaps a toddler could squeeze through.
- Self-closing, self-latching gate The most common fail. It has to close and latch on its own, every time.
- The non-climb zone No footholds a child could use to climb within 900mm of the fence.
- Boundary barriers Where a boundary fence forms part of the barrier, it's checked too.
- Gate & latch hardware Latches high enough and in good working order.
The Poolside Promise
Built to pass first time
No games, no surprise re-inspection fees. Here's how we get you sorted in one visit.
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Your checklist first
We send a simple pre-inspection checklist so you know exactly what to fix before we arrive.
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We review your photos
Send a few photos and we'll flag anything that needs sorting, before the visit.
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Pass & certificate
Most pools pass first go. Form 23 issued within 48 hours.
The result: one visit, one fee, one certificate.
Where we go
Right across regional Victoria
From home in Bacchus Marsh out to Ararat, up to Echuca, and across to the Bellarine. Find your town.
Meet your inspector
“I became an inspector to keep other families' kids safe.”
I'm Leanne, a mum of four. After putting a pool in at home, I got licensed as a pool safety inspector to help keep other families' kids safe, and in 2025 I took over Poolside Fence Inspections.
Today I inspect pools right across regional Victoria, from Bacchus Marsh to Echuca, Ballarat and Geelong. I answer every call myself, I explain everything in plain English, and I'll always tell you straight.
Leanne Burnett
Qualified Pool Barrier Inspector · IN-PS 100069
Read her storyKind words
Every review, five stars
Thanks Leanne, excellent service and advice in installing and inspecting our spa fence. The Certificate came straight away and your help in submitting it saw same day approval from our local shire. I highly recommend Poolside Fence Inspections.
I highly recommend Leanne, she was friendly and professional she came and did our inspection on the same day as my phone call to her. I will definitely be using her again.
Very good service. Clear and thorough explanation provided. Very approachable during the whole process, promtly answers all questions about fixing the issues. Good communication. Strongly recommend. Definitely will use it again
Leanne was fabulous to deal with when getting our pool fence inspection. This is the 2nd time we've had her out and would highly recommend. Leanne is so easy to deal with. Explains the process when needed and very professional when attending.
Good to know
Your questions, answered
Every four years, and again when you sell the property. Your council sends a reminder when yours is due.
A first inspection is from $270 +GST and includes your Form 23 certificate within 48 hours if your barrier is compliant. A re-inspection, if you need one, is from $100 +GST.
You get a clear report with photos and exactly what to fix. Once it's sorted, a quick re-inspection from $100 +GST gets you your certificate.
Yes. A current Form 23 is required for the Section 32 (the vendor's statement) when you sell in Victoria, so it pays to get it sorted before your campaign starts.
It's your certificate of pool and spa barrier compliance. Once you pass, it's lodged with your council within 30 days.