1808GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 23 March 2017

1808 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 23 March 2017 liquid refuse includes all washing from the commercial cleaning of vehicles, overflow, bleed off, condensate and drainage from air conditioning equipment including cooling towers and evaporative coolers and other liquid used for cooling purposes and swimming pool discharges; liquid waste means wastewater or any other liquid waste from domestic, industrial or commercial activities and includes bathroom, kitchen, scullery and laundry wastes, all washings from animal and poultry pens and any other domestic or trade wastes that are discharged by means of a drain to a receptacle for drainage; receptacle for drainage has the same meaning as in the Health (Treatment of Sewage and Disposal of Effluent and Liquid Waste) Regulations 1974. 4.2 Deposit of liquid refuse A person shall not deposit or cause or permit to be deposited liquid refuse— (a) on a street; (b) in a storm water disposal system; or (c) on any land or place other than a place or depot duly authorised for that purpose. 4.3 Disposal of liquid waste (1) The owner or occupier of premises shall provide, by one of the methods prescribed in this clause, for the disposal of all liquid waste produced on the premises; and at all times maintain in good working order and condition any apparatus used for the disposal of liquid waste. (2) Liquid waste shall be disposed of by one of the following methods— (a) discharging it into the sewage system of a licensed water service operator in a manner approved by the licensed water service operator; (b) discharging it into an apparatus for the treatment of sewage approved by the local government; or (c) collection and disposal at an approved liquid waste disposal site in a manner approved by the local government. Division 2—Transport of Butchers’ Waste 4.4 Interpretation butchers’ waste includes animal skeletons and rib cages from a boning room and the inedible products of an abattoir or a butcher’s shop. 4.5 Restriction of vehicles (1) A person shall not use, for the transport of butchers’ waste, a vehicle used for the transport of food or anything intended to be used for the packing or handling of food for human consumption. (2) A vehicle used for the transport of butchers’ waste shall not be used to transport any other item, substance or material which is not butchers’ waste in the same compartment. 4.6 Transport of butchers’ waste (1) A person shall not transport butchers’ waste otherwise than in a compartment complying with the following specifications— (a) the floor and four walls to be made of an approved impervious material; (b) all joints to be made water-tight; (c) the loading doors, if any, to be water-tight and kept closed at all times except when loading or unloading; (d) the top and sides are to be covered by a tarpaulin or other impervious material approved by an Authorised Officer so as to keep the load out of sight of the public; or (e) in a container which is water-tight, durable and impervious and which is fitted with a lid which can be tightly closed. (2) A person shall not transport any butchers’ waste in a vehicle unless the vehicle and its fittings, including the compartment or container referred to in this clause are— (a) maintained in good order and condition; and (b) thoroughly cleaned at the conclusion of each day’s work. (3) A person shall not load, transport, or unload butchers’ waste in a manner that is or may be offensive due to— (a) the sight of animal skeletons, bones, offal or waste matter; (b) the odour of putrefaction, offal or waste matter; or (c) the presence of blood and particles of flesh or fat dropping onto the surface of the street, pavement or ground. Division 3—Rubbish and Refuse 4.7 Interpretation rubbish or refuse includes any filth, dirt, ashes, vegetation, garden refuse, waste material, waste food, sludge, offensive matter, cinders, wood or metal shavings and sawdust but does not include liquid waste or liquid refuse; and