Health Local Law 2017
Part 10OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
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PART 10—OFFENCES AND PENALTIES 10.1 Offences and penalties 10.2 Other enforcement actions SCHEDULE 1—Application for Registration of a Lodging House SCHEDULE 2—Certification of Registration of a Lodging House SCHEDULE 3—Notice of Change of Owner of a Lodging House SCHEDULE 4—Register of Lodgers SCHEDULE 5—List of Lodgers SCHEDULE 6—Certificate of Sleeping Accommodation SCHEDULE 7—Certificate of Sleeping Accommodation for a Lodging House with more than 20 Sleeping Compartments SCHEDULE 8—Application for Licence of a Morgue SCHEDULE 9—Licence of a Morgue SCHEDULE 10—Application for Consent to Establish an Offensive Trade SCHEDULE 11—Application for Registration of Premises for Offensive Trade SCHEDULE 12—Certificate of Registration of Premises for Offensive Trade
23 March 2017 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1801 Under the powers conferred by the Local Government Act 1995 and under all powers enabling it, the Council of the Shire of Chittering resolved on 15 February 2017 to make the following local law— 1.1 Title This local law may be cited as the Shire of Chittering Health Local Law 2017. This local law commences 14 days after the day on which it is published in the Government Gazette. This local law applies throughout the entire district. The Shire of Chittering Health Local Laws 1998 published in the Government Gazette on 29 June 1998 are repealed. 1.5 Interpretation (1) In this local law, unless the context otherwise requires— Act means the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1911; adequate means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 Officer; adequate supply of water means a flow of water of not less than 5 litres per minute; approved means approved by the local government; AS or AS/NZS means Australian Standard or Australian/New Zealand Standard published by Standards Australia, as amended from time to time, and in this local law includes— (a) AS 3786:2014 Smoke alarms using scattered light, transmitted light or ionization; (b) AS 2293.1:2005 Emergency escape lighting and exit signs for buildings—System design, installation and operation; (c) AS 1530.2:1993 Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures—Test for flammability of materials; (d) AS 1530.3:1999 Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures—Simultaneous determination of ignitability, flame propagation, heat release and smoke release; (e) AS 2001.5.4:2005 Methods of test for textiles—Dimensional change—Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing (ISO 6330:2000, MOD); (f) AS/NZS ISO 717.1:2004 Acoustics—Rating of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements—Airborne sound insulation; (g) AS 3666.2: 2011 Air-handling and water systems of buildings—Microbial control— Design, installation and commissioning; (h) AS 1668.2: 2012 The use of ventilation and air conditioning in buildings—Mechanical ventilation in building; Authorised Officer means a person appointed under the provisions of the Public Health Act 2016 and includes officers employed by the local government as an Environmental Health Officer, Assistant Environmental Health Officer, Acting Environmental Health Officer and Principal 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, quilt and doona covers and mattress covers;