# QLD Form 36 (https://dev.tradieforms.com.au/docs/form-guides/building/qld/qld-pool-form-36-no-pool-safety-certificate)

Form 36 is the written notice that no pool safety certificate is in effect when a Queensland property with a regulated pool is sold, or when an accommodation agreement is entered for a shared pool. The seller or pool owner gives it so the buyer or prospective occupier, the QBCC, and any body corporate know the pool is not yet certified. The finished PDF is the official QBCC layout you hand over and lodge.

This is the current QBCC Form 36 - Notice of No Pool Safety Certificate. Tradie Forms follows the official section order and maps your answers onto the official PDF layout.

Recording that a pool failed inspection rather than giving notice that no certificate is in effect? Use [QLD Form 26](https://dev.tradieforms.com.au/docs/form-guides/building/qld/qld-pool-form-26-nonconformity-notice)

> **Warning**
>
> A non-shared pool needs a pool safety certificate before a lease is signed. Form 36 covers a sale without a certificate, and an accommodation agreement only where the pool is shared.

## Before you start [#before-you-start]

Almost every Form 36 problem is a missing copy or the wrong pool type, not a blank field. Have these in hand before you open the form.

- **Confirmation no certificate is in effect** - Check the QBCC pool register or the current certificate file so the declaration is true for this pool.
- **Owner details as on title or contract** - Name, postal address, and contacts for the person or entity giving the notice.
- **Pool location and lot on plan** - Street address, legal description, and local government area from the title, rates notice, or contract.
- **A decision on pool type** - Shared (body corporate or multi-lot) or non-shared (single dwelling). This drives who gets a copy and whether a lease is allowed.
- **Purchaser or tenant details** - As on the contract of sale or accommodation agreement, including how they can be reached.
- **Proposed settlement or agreement date** - The date that frames when the buyer and QBCC copies must land.
- **The owner ready to declare** - The same person named as owner signs that no pool safety certificate is in effect.

Seven fields gate the download: owner **Surname** and **First Name**, purchaser **Surname** and **First Name**, settlement **Date**, **Name of Owner**, and declaration **Date**. Contact, address, and signature fields do not block download, but a notice without them is hard for the QBCC or buyer to use.

## Owner [#owner]

Details of the property owner selling the property or entering the accommodation agreement. This is who later signs the declaration that no pool safety certificate is in effect, so the name must match title and contract, not a site nickname.

- **Title (Choice, Required)** - **Starts on Mr**, so leaving this alone submits `Mr`. Switch it when the owner is Mrs, Miss, Ms, or Other so the notice matches how the contract and title address them.
- **Other Title (Text, Required when you select Other for Title)** - Appears only when Title is Other. Enter the form of address used on the contract, such as `Dr` or `Prof`.
- **Surname (Text, Required)** - Family name of the owner as on title or the sale contract. For a company or trust, use the entity name the conveyancing file uses, not a trading shorthand. The PDF allows about 22 characters on this line, so check the preview if the legal name is long.
- **First Name (Text, Required)** - Given name matching the same source as Surname. Do not leave this as a single initial when the contract uses a full name, because the declaration below has to read as the same person.
- **Postal Address (Address, Optional)** - Where the owner receives post for this matter. Address search is limited to Queensland and fills the street lines, suburb, state and postcode. Prefer the address on the rates notice or conveyancing file, not a temporary site contact.
- **Mobile (Text, Optional)** - Owner mobile. Include it so the buyer, agent, or QBCC can reach the person who gave the notice without hunting through the contract.
- **Home Phone (Text, Optional)** - Landline when the owner still uses one. Leave blank rather than inventing a number.
- **Email (Text, Optional)** - Owner email for digital handover of the finished PDF and any follow-up from the agent or conveyancer.

**Saved detail: Owner** - save this section to prefill it on your next Form 36 for the same property owner.

## Property [#property]

Identifies where the regulated pool sits. This is what lets the QBCC and the local council match the notice to the right pool on the register, so it has to match title, not a marketing address.

- **Street Address (Address, Optional)** - The street address of the property with the pool. Address search is limited to Queensland and fills the street line, suburb, state and postcode. Check the result against the contract, because search returns the current postal address and a permit or title can predate a street renaming or subdivision.
- **Lot/s on Plan (Text, Optional)** - The legal land description from the title, contract, or rates notice. A notice against the wrong lot does not attach to the right regulated pool. On new estates the street address may not exist in council systems yet, so lot and plan is the identifier that matters.
  
  - **Useful** - Lot 15 RP 812345
  - **Too vague** - Kenmore pool house
- **Local Government Area (Text, Optional)** - The council area for the property. Address search can fill this. Confirm it near a boundary, because the LGA is how local records line up with the state pool register.

## Pool Type [#poolType]

Marks whether the pool is shared or non-shared. The answer drives who must receive a copy and whether a lease can use Form 36 at all.

- **Pool type (Choice, Optional)** - **Starts on Non-shared pool**, so leaving this alone records a private pool on a house or unit. Switch to **Shared pool** when the pool serves multiple lots, usually as body corporate common property. Shared pools need a third copy to the pool owner or body corporate, and only shared pools can use Form 36 for an accommodation agreement. A non-shared pool still needs a current certificate before any lease is signed.

## Purchaser [#purchaser]

Details of the property purchaser or incoming tenant. This is the party Form 36 is written for: the person who was told, in writing, that no pool safety certificate is in effect before they committed.

- **Title (Choice, Required)** - **Starts on Mr**. Switch it to match how the purchaser or tenant is named on the contract or accommodation agreement.
- **Other Title (Text, Required when you select Other for Title)** - Appears only when Title is Other. Use the form of address on the contract.
- **Surname (Text, Required)** - Family name of the purchaser or tenant as on the contract of sale or accommodation agreement. For joint purchasers, use the name order the contract uses, or complete a second notice only if the parties need separate records. The PDF allows about 22 characters on this line.
- **First Name (Text, Required)** - Given name matching the same contract entry as Surname. Mismatches between this section and the contract are what make a later "were they told?" question hard to answer.
- **Postal Address (Address, Optional)** - Purchaser or tenant postal address from the contract or agreement. Address search is limited to Queensland. Prefer the address the conveyancer or agent already holds rather than a mobile-only contact.
- **Mobile (Text, Optional)** - Purchaser or tenant mobile for handover of the notice and any pre-settlement questions.
- **Home Phone (Text, Optional)** - Landline when one is on the contract. Leave blank if not used.
- **Email (Text, Optional)** - Purchaser or tenant email so the finished PDF can go with the rest of the contract pack.

## Settlement [#settlement]

Records whether this is a sale or a lease and the proposed settlement or accommodation agreement date. That date frames the two timing rules that matter: the buyer gets the notice before the contract, and the QBCC gets a copy before settlement.

- **Agreement type (Choice, Optional)** - **Starts on Sale**, so leaving this alone records a sale without a certificate. Switch to **Lease** only for an accommodation agreement on a shared pool. Do not select Lease for a non-shared pool: Queensland requires a pool safety certificate before that agreement is signed, and Form 36 does not replace it.
- **Date (Date, Required)** - The proposed settlement date for a sale, or the proposed accommodation agreement date for a shared-pool lease. Today shortcut is available. The field does not accept a past date. If the date moves after you complete the form, the official layout allows you to amend and initial the date on the finished PDF rather than inventing a new notice from memory.

## Declaration [#declaration]

The owner states that no pool safety certificate is in effect and that they will give this form to the required parties. Sign only when owner, property, pool type, purchaser, and settlement details are correct.

- **Name of Owner (Text, Required)** - Full name of the owner making the declaration. Match **Surname** and **First Name** in the Owner section, and match title or contract. A company officer signing for a company should use the name and capacity the conveyancing file expects, not only a first name.
- **Signature of Owner (Signature, Optional)** - The owner named above. Sign when the notice is ready to give, not as a blank stamp for later jobs. You can use a saved signature; check the preview so the stamp sits cleanly in the signature box on the finished PDF.
- **Date (Date, Required)** - The date the owner signs the declaration. Today and Yesterday shortcuts are there because this is usually completed the day the notice goes out. The field does not accept a future date. This is a different event from the settlement **Date** above.

The form notes lodgement routes for the QBCC copy: email `poolsafety@qbcc.qld.gov.au`, post to GPO Box 5099 Brisbane QLD 4001, or lodge in person at a QBCC service centre. Tradie Forms prepares the PDF; it does not submit it for you.

## Common mistakes [#common-mistakes]

- **Selecting Lease for a non-shared pool.** - Form 36 does not authorise leasing a house with a private pool without a certificate. For a non-shared pool you need a current pool safety certificate before the accommodation agreement, not a notice instead of one.
- **Leaving Pool type on Non-shared when the pool is common property.** - Shared pools need a third copy to the body corporate or pool owner. The default is Non-shared, so a unit complex notice left on the default under-distributes copies.
- **Taking lot on plan from the street address alone.** - A notice recorded against the wrong lot does not attach to the right regulated pool. Take lot and plan from the title, contract, or rates notice.
- **Using different names in Owner and Name of Owner.** - The person who declares has to be the same person the notice identifies as owner. Match both sections to title and contract before signing.
- **Copying the settlement date into the declaration date.** - Settlement (or agreement) date and signature date are different events. The first is proposed settlement; the second is when the owner signed the notice.
- **Giving the buyer a copy and never lodging with the QBCC.** - The buyer needs the notice before the contract; the QBCC needs a copy before settlement. One without the other leaves the obligation half done.
- **Forgetting the body corporate on a shared pool.** - Shared pools need copies to the buyer or tenant, the QBCC, and the pool owner (usually the body corporate). Leaving the body corporate out is easy when you are focused on settlement.

## Before download [#before-download]

- No pool safety certificate is in effect for this pool
- Owner surname, first name, and Name of Owner match title or contract
- Street address, lot on plan, and local government area identify the right property
- Pool type is Shared only when the pool serves multiple lots
- Purchaser surname and first name match the contract or accommodation agreement
- Agreement type is Sale, or Lease only for a shared pool
- Settlement date and declaration date are the correct separate events
- The PDF preview shows the owner, purchaser, pool type, and dates you intend to give and lodge

## After download [#after-download]

[QBCC guidance on buying, selling or leasing a property with a pool](https://qbcc.qld.gov.au/home-owner-hub/swimming-pools/buy-sell-lease-property-pool) sets the timing: give the buyer the notice before the contract of sale, and lodge a copy with the QBCC before settlement. For a shared pool, also give a copy to the pool owner, usually the body corporate.

- **Send every copy the pool type requires.** Buyer or prospective occupier, QBCC, and body corporate for a shared pool. Keep a note of when each copy went out.
- **Lodge the QBCC copy on a real route.** Email `poolsafety@qbcc.qld.gov.au`, post to GPO Box 5099 Brisbane QLD 4001, or lodge at a QBCC service centre. The QBCC also provides an online Form 36 through its portal. Tradie Forms prepares the PDF but does not submit it.
- **Name the file so the property is obvious.** Use something like `Form 36 - 14 Jacaranda Drive - Nguyen sale.pdf` so the conveyancing file does not mix notices across jobs.
- **File it with the contract and certificate trail.** Keep the finished PDF with the sale or lease pack and any later pool safety certificate, so a later question about disclosure has a clean answer.
- **Track the buyer's 90-day clock.** A buyer who settles without a current certificate must obtain one within 90 days of settlement. Form 36 does not remove that obligation; it records that the certificate was not in effect at notice.

Check the current QBCC requirements for your transaction. Lodgement and retention expectations sit with the commission and the conveyancing process.

## Related guides [#related-guides]

- **[Form 36 walkthrough](https://dev.tradieforms.com.au/resources/qld-form-36-no-pool-safety-certificate-notice-guide)** - When Form 36 applies, who gets a copy, and how sale and shared-pool lease paths differ.
- **[Form 26 nonconformity notice](https://dev.tradieforms.com.au/docs/form-guides/building/qld/qld-pool-form-26-nonconformity-notice)** - When a pool safety inspector records work needed to meet the pool safety standard.