2920GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 25 August 2023

2920 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 25 August 2023 2.12 Laundries (1) A person shall not use or occupy, or permit to be used or occupied, a dwelling house without a laundry that— (a) is properly enclosed and roofed; (b) is adequately lined with an impervious material; (c) is not a room in which food is stored, prepared, served or consumed; and (d) is provided with a minimum of 0.015 square metres of fixed permanent ventilation. (2) In the case of a single occupancy dwelling, the laundry referred to in subsection (1) shall have - (a) either— (i) two wash troughs and one copper; or (ii) a washing machine and either a wash trough or a sink; and (b) a clothes drying facility comprising either an electric clothes dryer or not less than 20 metres of clothes line erected externally. (3) All wash troughs, sinks, coppers and washing machines shall be— (a) in a laundry and connected to an adequate supply of hot and cold water; and (b) properly supported, and all wash troughs and sinks shall have a capacity of at least 36 litres. (4) Sole or multiple occupancy units, each being a separate dwelling, shall have— (a) laundry facilities, in accordance with the Building Code, for the exclusive use of the occupants of each unit; or (b) a separate laundry, with communal laundry facilities in accordance with the Building Code, for up to 4 sole occupancy units that do not have their own laundry facilities. (5) 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. (6) 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 millimeters wide; and (b) have a door which when closed shall completely fill the opening. 2.13 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 bedding; or (b) keep or permit to be kept any soiled clothing or bedding. 2.14 Kitchens (1) A person shall not use or occupy, or permit to be used or occupied, a dwelling house without a kitchen equipped with— (a) an electric, gas, wood or other fuel burning stove; (b) an oven of sufficient capacity for the cooking requirements of the usual occupants of the house and not less than a minimum capacity of 0.03 cubic metres; and (c) a sink which shall— (i) be at least 380 millimetres long, 300 millimetres wide and 150 millimetres deep; and (ii) have an adequate supply of hot and cold water. (2) The occupier of a dwelling house shall ensure that the stove, oven and sink are kept clean, in good order and repair and fit for use. (3) A cooking facility shall— (a) be installed in accordance with the requirements of the Office of Energy; and (b) not be installed or used in any room other than a kitchen. (4) (a) A kitchen shall be provided with mechanical exhaust ventilation directly above the cooking facility and the exhaust air shall be— (i) carried to the outside air as directly as practicable; and (ii) boxed throughout; or (b) An alternative ventilation system, to the satisfaction of the Principal Environmental Health Officer, may be provided, where the Principal Environmental Health Officer is satisfied that the alternative method does not give rise to any health nuisance. (5) In this section, a “cooking facility” includes a stove, oven, facility or appliance used for or in connection with the cooking of food. 2.15 Floor of Wet Areas The floor of every bathroom, ensuite, laundry, toilet and any other ablution area within the building shall be properly surfaced, impervious to water and evenly graded to an approved floor waste outlet.