2948GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 25 August 2023

2948 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 25 August 2023 “fish transport vehicle” includes— (a) an appliance attached to, carried in or used in connection with a vehicle; and (b) a trailer and a portable box, used or designed to be used for the transport or storage of fish; and “portable box” means a box for the transport or storage of fish and includes a fish transport vehicle. 9.24 Fish Preparation Room (1) The occupier of a fish processing establishment shall provide a fish preparation room that shall comply with the following requirements— (a) the room shall be provided with a stainless-steel bench for the handling of fish, hand wash basin with hot and cold water and soap and disposable towel dispensers and a cleaner’s sink with hot and cold water; (b) the walls shall be constructed of brick or concrete with the internal surface rendered with a cement steel float finish or other approved material and shall be devoid of holes, cracks and crevices; (c) the floor shall be of concrete with a smooth, durable surface and shall be treated with an approved surface hardening process; (d) the minimum floor area shall be 16 square metres; (e) the room shall be provided with a double bowl stainless steel wash trough of adequate size to accommodate the equipment and utensils used on the premises and connected to a piped supply of hot and cold water; (f) tiling shall be provided above troughs, handwash basins and benches to a height of 450 millimetres; (g) the room shall be fly-proofed and have a self-closing door; and (h) the room shall be provided with ample light and ventilation. (2) The occupier shall ensure that all fish are prepared in the fish preparation room and that the room is used solely for that purpose. 9.25 Disposal of Waste The occupier of a fish processing establishment shall cause all offal and wastes, all rejected and unsaleable fish and any rubbish or refuse which is likely to be offensive or a nuisance to be— (a) placed in the receptacles referred to in section 9.18 and disposed of in accordance with that section; or (b) kept in a frozen state in an approved enclosure before its removal from the premises. 9.26 Fish Containers The occupier of a fish processing establishment shall not allow any box, basket or other container used for the transport of fish to— (a) remain on the premises longer than is necessary for it to be emptied; or (b) be kept so as to cause a nuisance or to attract flies. 9.27 Cooking of Fish Where cooking of fish is carried out in a fish processing establishment, the occupier shall provide and maintain— (a) a hood as set out in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, which shall be of an approved design and construction and so situated as to capture and remove all effluvia, odours and smoke from the process of cooking; and (b) an exhaust ventilation system— (i) the point of discharge of which shall be at least 1 metre above the ridge of a pitched roof or 3 metres above a flat roof and shall not be located within 6 metres of an adjoining property or any fresh air intakes; and (ii) which shall discharge in such manner and in such a position that no nuisance is created. 9.28 Fly Screening The occupier of a fish processing establishment shall ensure that each window, door way and other external opening in the premises is protected in such a manner as would exclude, as far as practicable, flies and other flying insects. 9.29 Use of an Approved Portable Box The Principal Environmental Health Officer may permit an approved portable box to be used for the transport or storage of fish. 9.30 Fish Transport Vehicle A person shall not use a fish transport vehicle for the transport or storage of fish unless it is so constructed, equipped and maintained that— (a) the frame is made of wood or metal;