Land to be cleaned up after removal of house or building therefrom 91
Owner may be required to clean or repair house 91
Local government may act in default of owner 92
Penalty for erecting buildings on ground filled up with offensive matter 92
Occupying cellar dwellings 93
Plans of buildings to be submitted to local government 93
Building not erected as dwelling not to be converted into one 94
Authorised officer may order house or things to be cleansed 94
Division 2 — Lodging‑houses
Registers of lodging‑houses 95
Registration 95
Conditions of registration 96
Notice of registration to be affixed 96
Supply of water 96
Cleansing of walls etc. 97
Notification of disease 97
Inspection 97
Offences by keepers 98
Conviction for third offence 98
Lodging‑house keepers to report deaths 99
Register of lodgers to be kept 99
Local laws in respect of lodging‑house 100
Evidence as to family in proceedings 101
Part VI — Public buildings
Terms used 102
Application to Crown 103
Relationship to other laws 103
175A. Chief Health Officer may act in relation to major event 103
Approval of plans 104
Approval 104
Certificate of approval 105
Inspection and control of public buildings 105
Regulations 108
Part VII — Nuisances and offensive trades
Division 1 — Nuisances
Removal of offensive matter 110
Definition of nuisances 111
182A. Regulations as to section 182(13) 113
Immediate action in respect of nuisances 114
Mode of dealing with nuisances 114
Proceedings when nuisance caused by default outside district 115
Division 2 — Offensive trades
Term used: offensive trade 115
Consent necessary for establishing offensive trade 116
Penalty for breach 116
Penalty for illegally carrying on offensive trade 117
Local laws regulating offensive trades 117
Offensive trades to be registered 117
Local government may refuse to register or to renew registration 118
Power to restrict offensive trades to certain portions of proclaimed areas 118
Offensive trades 119
Construction, drainage and equipment of slaughter‑houses 120
Slaughter‑houses to be kept in accordance with Act 120
No swine, dog or poultry to be kept at slaughter‑house 121
Swine not to be fed on raw offal etc. 121
Division 3 — Local laws
Local laws in respect of nuisances and offensive trades 121
Regulations as to medical examinations for persons in prescribed industries 124
Part VIIA — Pesticides
Division 1 — Registration of analysts
Registration of analysts 125
Division 8 — Pesticides
Term used: Pesticides Advisory Committee 126
246A. Crown bound, but Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Western Australia) and Medicines and Poisons Act 2014 not affected by Division 8 126
246B. Pesticides Advisory Committee 127
246BA. General powers of Pesticides Advisory Committee 129
246C. Regulations relating to pesticides 129
Part VIIIA — Analytical services
247AA. Terms used 133
247A. Local Health Authorities Analytical Committee 133
247BA. Term of office and vacation of office 134
247B. Meetings and procedure of Analytical Committee 135
247C. Powers and functions of Analytical Committee 137
247D. Participation in scheme by local governments 138
247E. Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006 139
247F. Regulations as to Part VIIIA 139
Part IX — Infectious diseases
Division 1 — General provisions
Local laws to prevent spread of infectious disease 140
Part IXA — Prevention and alleviation of certain non‑infectious disease processes and physical or functional abnormalities
289A. Objects of this Part 142
289B. Term used: prescribed condition of health 142
289C. Regulation as to Part IXA 142
289D. Powers conferred by this Part are cumulative 143
Part XII — Hospitals
Division 1 — Public hospital
Local governments may establish or subsidise hospitals 144
324A. Power for CEO to enter into agreement for establishment of maternal and health centres and provide nursing staff etc. 144
Part XIIA — Community health centres, etc.
330A. Land may be acquired or leased for community health centres 146
330B. Local governments may subsidise certain medical centres 146
Part XIII — Child health and preventive medicine
Terms used 148
Application of Part to abortion 148
Regulations 149
Reports to be furnished 149
Death of woman as result of pregnancy or childbirth to be reported to Chief Health Officer 151
336A. Certain deaths of children to be reported to Chief Health Officer 153
336B. Death of persons under anaesthetic to be reported to Chief Health Officer 155
Examination of school children 157
337A. Schools dental service 159
Part XIIIA — Maternal Mortality Committee
340A. Terms used 160
340B. Constitution and offices of Committee 160
340C. Appointment of deputies 161
340D. Nominations to be made to Minister 162
340E. Tenure of office 162
340F. When office of member becomes vacant 163
340G. Vacancies in offices of members to be filled 164
340H. Meetings and procedure of Committee 164
340I. Reimbursement of expenses of members of Committee 165
340J. Appointment of investigator 165
340K. Functions of Committee 166
340LA. Further provisions relating to proceedings of Committee 167
340LB. Contents of notification confidential 168
340L. When report of investigator may be published 168
340M. Information given for research not to be disclosed 169
Part XIIIB — Perinatal and Infant Mortality Committee
340AA. Terms used 170
340AB. Constitution and offices of Committee 170
340AC. Appointment of deputies 172
340AD. Nominations to be made to Minister 172
340AE. Tenure of office 173
340AF. When office of member becomes vacant 173
340AG. Vacancies in offices of members to be filled 175
340AH. Meetings and procedure of Committee 175
340AI. Reimbursement of expenses of members 176
340AJ. Appointment of investigator 176
340AK. Functions of Committee 177
340ALA. Further provisions relating to proceedings of Committee 178
340ALB. Contents of notification confidential 179
340AL. When report may be published 179
340AM. Information for research not to be disclosed 180
Part XIIIC — Anaesthetic Mortality Committee
340BA. Terms used 182
340BB. Constitution and offices of Committee 182
340BC. Appointment of deputies 184
340BD. Nominations to be made to Minister 184
340BE. Tenure of office 185
340BF. When office of member becomes vacant 185
340BG. Vacancies in offices of members to be filled 186
340BH. Meetings and procedure of Committee 187
340BI. Reimbursement of expenses of members 188
340BJ. Appointment of investigator 188
340BK. Functions of Committee 189
340BLA. Further provisions relating to proceedings of Committee 190
340BLB. Contents of notification confidential 191
340BL. When report may be published 191
340BM. Information for research not to be disclosed 191
Part XIV — Regulations and local laws
Regulations 193
Local laws 193
Model local laws 194
343A. Regulations to operate as local laws 194
343B. Governor may amend or repeal local laws 195
Penalties, fees etc. 195
344A. Incorporation by reference 196
344B. Evidence of contents of standard etc. adopted 197
344C. Fees and charges may be fixed by resolution 197
Regulations to be confirmed 199
Evidence of local laws 199
348A. Proclamations etc. may be revoked or varied 200
Part XV — Miscellaneous provisions
Entry 201
Vessels 201
Obstructing execution of Act 202
Duty of police officers and authorised officers 203
Power to take possession of and lease land or premises on which expenses are due 204
Service of notice 204
Continued operation of notices and orders 206
Proof of ownership 206
Power to suspend or cancel licences 208
Prosecution of offences 208
No abatement 208
Penalties 209
General penalty 213
Proceedings for offence 213
Protection against personal liability 214
No officer to be concerned in contract 214
Recovery of expenses from local government 215
Contribution 215
Liability of owner and occupier under requisition or order 216
Penalty if owner or occupier hinders the other 217
Money owing to local government to be charge against land in certain cases 217
Provisions as to charge on land or premises 217
References to owner and occupier 219
Appearance of local governments in legal proceedings 219
Power to inspect register of births and deaths 219
Authentication of documents 220
Evidence 220
Regulations and local laws to be judicially noticed 222
Transitional provisions for Public Health (Consequential Provisions) Act 2016 222