3090GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 21 June 2017

3090 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 21 June 2017 (g) in a kitchen or other place where food is kept— (i) wash or permit the washing of clothing or bedding; or (ii) keep or permit to be kept any soiled clothing or bedding; (h) subject to clause 9.32— (i) keep, store, prepare or cook food in any sleeping apartment; or (ii) unless sick or invalid and unable to leave a sleeping apartment for that reason, use a sleeping apartment for dining purposes; (i) place or keep, in any part of a lodging-house, any luggage, clothing, bedding or furniture that is infested with vectors of disease; (j) store or keep such a quantity of furniture, material or goods within the lodging-house— (i) in any kitchen, living or sleeping apartment so as to prevent the cleaning of the floors, walls, fittings or fixtures; or (ii) in a sleeping apartment so as to decrease the air space to less than the minimum required by this Part; (k) obstruct or prevent the keeper or manager from inspecting or examining the room or rooms occupied by the lodger or resident; and (l) fix any fastener or change any lock to a door or room without the written approval of the keeper. 9.32 Approval for storage of food (1) An Environmental Health Officer may— (a) upon written application from a keeper, approve the storage of food within a refrigerator or sealed container in a sleeping apartment; and (b) withdraw the approval if a nuisance or vector of disease infestation is found to exist in the lodging-house. (2) The keeper of a serviced apartment may permit the storage and consumption of food within that apartment if suitable storage and dining facilities are provided.