2936GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 25 August 2023

2936 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 25 August 2023 6.32 Responsibility of the Owner or Occupier The owner or occupier of premises shall— (a) take reasonable precautions to keep the premises and any person residing in or on the premises free from any arthropod vectors of disease; and (b) comply with the direction of an Environmental Health Officer to treat the premises, or anything on the premises, for the purpose of destroying any arthropod vectors of disease. PART 7—INFECTIOUS DISEASES Division 1—General Provisions 7.1 Environmental Health Officer may Visit, Inspect and Report An Environmental Health Officer— (a) may visit and inspect any house, its occupants, fixtures and fittings; and (b) who believes that there has been a breach of the Act, any Regulation made under the Act or these Local Laws relating to infectious diseases, shall, as soon as possible, submit a written report on the matter to the local government. 7.2 Requirements on Owner or Occupier to Clean, Disinfect and Disinfest (1) The Local Government or the Principal Environmental Health Officer may, by notice in writing, direct an owner or occupier of premises, within the time and in the manner specified in the notice, to clean, disinfect and disinfest— (a) the premises; or (b) such things in or on the premises as are specified in the notice; or both, to the satisfaction of an Environmental Health Officer. (2) An owner or occupier shall comply with a notice given under subsection (1). 7.3 Environmental Health Officer may Disinfect or Disinfest Premises (1) Where the local government or the Medical Officer is satisfied that any case of infectious disease has occurred on any premises, the local government or the Medical Officer may direct an Environmental Health Officer, other local government officer or other person to disinfect and disinfest the premises or any part of the premises and anything in or on the premises. (2) An owner or occupier of premises shall permit, and provide access to enable, an Environmental Health Officer, other local government officer or other person to carry out the direction given under subsection (1). (3) The local government may recover, in a court of competent jurisdiction, the cost of carrying out the work under this section from the owner or occupier of the premises in or on which the work was carried out. (4) The local government is not liable to pay compensation or damages of any kind 10 the owner or occupier of premises in relation to any action taken by the local government or any of its staff under this section, other than compensation or damages for loss or damage suffered because the local government or any of its staffed acted negligently or in breach of duty. 7.4 Insanitary Houses, Premises and Things (1) An owner or occupier of any house or premises shall maintain the house or premises free from any insanitary condition or thing. (2) Where the Council considers that a house is insanitary, it may, by notice in writing, direct an owner of the house, within the time and in the manner specified in the notice, to destroy or amend the house. (3) Where an Environmental Health Officer believes that— (a) a house or premises is not being maintained in a sanitary condition; or (b) anything is insanitary, the officer may, by notice in writing, direct, as the case may be— (i) the owner or occupier of the house or premises to amend any insanitary condition; or (ii) the owner or occupier of the thing to destroy or amend it, within the time and in the manner specified in the notice. (4) A person to whom a notice has been given under subsections (2) or (3) shall comply with the terms of the notice. 7.5 Medical Officer may Authorise Disinfecting (1) Where the Medical Officer believes that a person is or may be infected by an infectious disease, the Officer may direct the person to have his or her body, clothing and effects disinfected at a place and in a manner directed by the Medical Officer. (2) A person shall comply with any direction of the Medical Officer under this section. 7.6 Persons in Contact with an Infectious Disease Sufferer If a person in any house is, or is suspected of, suffering from an infectious disease, any occupant of the house or any person who enters or leaves the house— (a) shall obey such instructions or directions as the local government or the Medical Officer may issue;