5130GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 15 November 2016

5130 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 15 November 2016 (2) Toilets on premises other than a dwelling house shall be maintained in accordance with the following additional requirements— (a) a toilet for the exclusive use of males shall not adjoin any toilet for the exclusive use of females unless the toilets are separated by a wall extending from the floor to the ceiling and of sufficient density to have a sound transmission class of not less than 50 as required by AS/NZS ISO 717.1 :2004; and (b) where more than one toilet is provided on the premises, the entrance to each toilet shall bear a suitable sign indicating for which sex its use is intended. 2.8 Ventilation of toilet A toilet in any premises shall be ventilated in accordance with the Sewerage (Lighting, Ventilation and Construction) Regulations 1971 and the Building Code. 2.9 Public sanitary conveniences (1) A person shall not— (a) foul; (b) damage or vandalise; or (c) write on or otherwise deface, a public sanitary convenience or sanitary fixtures or fittings or the premises in or on which the sanitary convenience is located. (2) A person shall not live or sleep in or on the premises in which a public sanitary convenience is located or use it for a purpose other than that for which it was intended. 2.10 Lighting The owner and occupier of premises in which a sanitary convenience or a public sanitary convenience is located shall provide and maintain adequate electric lighting for persons using the convenience. 2.11 Installation Every sanitary convenience shall be installed in accordance with the requirements of the Country Areas Water Supply Act 1947 and the Water Services Act 2012 and shall have an adequate supply of water. Division 2—Bathroom, laundries and kitchens 2.12 Bathrooms (1) A person shall not use or occupy, or permit to be used or occupied, a dwelling house without a bathroom that— (a) is adequately lined with an impervious material and has an adequate ceiling; (b) complies with the Health Act (Laundries and Bathrooms) Regulations; and (c) is equipped with— (i) a hand wash basin; and (ii) either a shower in a shower recess or a bath. (2) All baths, showers, hand wash basins and similar fittings shall be provided with an adequate supply of hot and cold water. 2.13 Laundries (1) A laundry must conform to the provisions of the Building Code. (2) Where, in any building, a laundry is situated adjacent to a kitchen or a room where food is stored or consumed, the laundry shall be separated from the kitchen or room where food is stored or consumed by a wall extending from the floor to the roof or ceiling. (3) Where there is an opening in a wall between a laundry and a kitchen or room where food is stored or consumed, the opening shall— (a) not be more than 1220 millimetres wide; and (b) have a door which when closed shall completely fill the opening. 2.14 Washing or keeping of clothes in kitchens A person shall not, in any kitchen or other place where food is kept— (a) wash or permit to be washed any clothing or bedding; or (b) keep or permit to be kept any soiled clothing or bedding. 2.15 Kitchens (1) A person shall not use or occupy, or permit to be used or occupied, a dwelling house without a kitchen equipped with— (a) a cooking facility which is adequate in the opinion of an EHO; and (b) a sink which shall— (i) be at least 380 millimetres long, 300 millimetres wide and 150 millimetres deep; and (ii) have an adequate supply of hot and cold water. (2) The occupier of a dwelling house shall ensure that the cooking facility and sink are kept clean, in good order and repair and fit for use.