1804GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 23 March 2017

1804 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 23 March 2017 2.7 Maintenance of sanitary conveniences and fittings (1) The occupier of premises shall— (a) keep clean, in good condition and repair; and (b) whenever required by an Authorised Officer, effectively disinfect and clean; all sanitary conveniences including sanitary fittings in or on the premises. (2) The owner of premises shall— (a) keep or cause to be kept in good repair; and (b) maintain an adequate supply of water to; all sanitary conveniences including sanitary fittings in or on the premises. 2.8 Ventilation of toilets (1) A toilet in any premises shall be ventilated in accordance with the Sewerage (Lighting, Ventilation and Construction) Regulations 1971 and the Building Code. (2) A mechanical ventilation system provided under subclause (1) shall be maintained in good working order and condition. 2.9 Public sanitary conveniences (1) A person shall not— (a) foul; (b) damage or vandalise; or (c) write on or otherwise deface; a public sanitary convenience or sanitary fixtures or fittings or the premises in or on which the sanitary convenience is located. (2) A person shall not live or sleep in or on the premises in which a public sanitary convenience is located or use it for a purpose other than that for which it was intended. 2.10 Lighting The owner and occupier of premises in which a sanitary convenience or a public sanitary convenience is located shall provide and maintain adequate electric lighting for persons using the convenience. 2.11 Installation Every sanitary convenience shall be installed in accordance with the requirements of the Country Areas Water Supply Act 1947, the Health (Treatment of Sewage and Disposal of Effluent and Liquid Wastes) Regulations 1974 and the Water Services Act 2012 and shall have an adequate supply of water. Division 2—Bathrooms, Laundries and Kitchens 2.12 Bathrooms (1) A person shall not use or occupy, or permit to be used or occupied, a dwelling house without a bathroom that— (a) is adequately lined with an impervious material and has a ceiling that complies with the Building Code; (b) complies with the Health Act (Laundries and Bathrooms) Regulations and the Building Code; and (c) is equipped with— (i) a hand wash basin; and (ii) either a shower in a shower recess or a bath. (2) All baths, showers, hand wash basins and similar fittings shall be provided with an adequate supply of hot and cold water. 2.13 Laundries (1) A laundry must comply with the requirements of the Health Act (Laundry and Bathrooms) Regulations and the Building Code. (2) Where, in any building, a laundry is situated adjacent to a kitchen or a room where food is stored or consumed, the laundry shall be separated from the kitchen by a wall extending from the floor to the roof or ceiling. (3) Where there is an opening between a laundry and a kitchen or other room where food is stored or consumed, the opening shall— (a) not be more than 1,220 millimetres wide; and (b) have a door which when closed shall completely fill the opening. 2.14 Washing or keeping of clothes in kitchens A person shall not in any kitchen or other place where food is kept— (a) wash or permit to be washed any clothing or bed linen; or (b) keep or permit to be kept any soiled clothing or bed linen.