Part 1PRELIMINARY

PART 1—PRELIMINARY This local law may be cited as the Shire of Menzies Health Local Law 2022. This local law comes into operation 14 days after the date of its publication in the Government Gazette. This local law applies throughout the district of the local government. 1.4 Terms used (1) In this local law, unless the context otherwise requires— Act means the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1911; adequate means satisfactory or fit for purpose or, if there is any doubt, at the discretion of an authorised person; adequate supply of water means a flow of water of not less than five litres per minute; apparatus for the treatment of sewage has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Act; AS or AS/NZS means an Australian Standard or Australian/New Zealand Standard published by Standards Australia, as amended from time to time, and available for viewing free of charge at the Shire of Menzies Administration Centre; AS 1530.2:1993 means Australian Standard for Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures—Test for flammability of materials; AS 1530.3:1999 means Australian Standard for Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures—Simultaneous determination of ignitability, flame propagation, heat release and smoke release; AS 1668.2: 2012 means Australian Standard for the use of ventilation and air conditioning in buildings—Mechanical ventilation in building; AS 2001.5.4:2005 means Australian Standard for Methods of test for textiles—Dimensional change—Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing (ISO 6330:2000, MOD); AS 2293.1:2018 means Australian Standard for Emergency escape lighting and exit signs for buildings—System design, installation and operation; AS 3786:2014 means Australian Standard for Smoke alarms using scattered light, transmitted light or ionization; AS/NZS ISO 717.1:2013 means Australian Standard for Acoustics—Rating of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements—Airborne sound insulation; authorised person means a person appointed under— (a) the provisions of the Public Health Act 2016 as an authorised person; or (b) the Local Government Act 1995; and (c) includes a person appointed by the local government as an Environmental Health Officer; bed means a piece of furniture on which to sleep; bedding includes beds, mattresses, pillows and bed heads as well as bed linen; bed linen includes sheets, blankets, pillow cases, quilts and doona covers, and mattress covers; builder means the holder of a building permit issued in respect of building works on a building site or a person in control of a building site; building permit means a permit granted under section 20 of the Building Act 2011; building site means any lot for which a building permit is current; Chief Health Officer means a person appointed to this position under the provisions of the Public Health Act 2016; Council means the Council of the local government; district means the district of the local government and includes any area placed under the jurisdiction of the local government pursuant to section 22 of the Act;