2922GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 25 August 2023

2922 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 25 August 2023 (b) a mechanical ventilation or air-conditioning system complying with AS 1668.2. (3) The owner of a house provided with a mechanical ventilation or air-conditioning system shall ensure that the system is— (a) maintained in good working condition and in accordance with AS 3666-1 989; and (b) in use at all times the building is occupied, if it is a building without approved natural ventilation. (4) If, in the opinion of the Principal Environmental Health Officer, a house is not properly ventilated, the local government may by notice require the owner of the house to— (a) provide a different, or additional method of ventilation; or (b) cease using the house until it is properly ventilated. (5) The owner shall comply with a notice under subsection (4). 3.7 Sub-Floor Ventilation The owner or occupier of a house shall ensure that air bricks and other openings are kept clear of refuse, vegetation, building materials, dirt and the like. Division 3—Water Supply 3.8 Water Supply (1) The owner of a house shall ensure that it is connected with a separate and independent water supply from the mains of the licensed water service operator or a water supply to the satisfaction of the local government. (2) The water supply shall at all times deliver an adequate supply of drinking water to each tap in the house or on the site on which the house is located. 3.9 Rain Water Tanks The owner or occupier of a house for which part of the water supply is drawn from a rain water tank shall— (a) maintain in a clean condition— (i) the roof forming the catchment for the tank; and (ii) the guttering and downpipes appurtenant to the roof; (b) ensure that each rain water tank is fitted with a tight-fitting mosquito proof cover which shall not be removed at any time except for the purpose of cleaning, repairing or maintaining the tank; (c) at least once in each year, thoroughly clean any tank from which water is used for human consumption; (d) when directed by an Environmental Health Officer, empty, clean and disinfect any tank upon the premises, from which water is used for human consumption. 3.10 Wells The owner or occupier of any premises shall not use or permit for human consumption the use of the water of any bore or well unless the bore or well is— (a) at least 30 metres from any soak well or other possible source of pollution unless otherwise approved by the Executive Director of Public Health; and (b) covered with a tight-fitting cover without openings of any sort other than those essential for the insertion of a pump. 3.11 Pollution A person shall not deposit on or under any land, any sewage, offensive matter or any other thing that may pollute or render unfit for human consumption, water from a well or other underground source. Division 4—Second-hand Furniture, Bedding and Clothing 3.12 Prohibition on Sale A person shall not offer for sale or sell any second-hand furniture, bedding or clothing that is filthy or infested with vectors of disease. 3.13 Prohibition of Possession A dealer in second-hand furniture, bedding or clothing shall not have on any premises used for the operation of the business any second-hand furniture, bedding or clothing which is filthy or infested with vectors of disease. Division 5—Morgues 3.14 Licensing of Morgues (1) All morgues, except those conducted by a public hospital, local government or the Police Service, are required to be licensed.