Health Local Law 2016
1734GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 22 March 2017
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1734 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 22 March 2017 2.1.4 Outdoor festivals (1) The organiser of an outdoor festival shall provide sanitary conveniences in accordance with the recommendations contained within the “Guideline for Concerts, Events and Organised Gatherings as published by the Department of Health in December 2009, and as amended from time to time”. (2) Where, under subclause (1), the number of a particular sanitary convenience to be provided is not a whole number, that number shall be rounded up to the next higher whole number. (3) An EHO may vary the requirements of subclause (1) upon the written request of the organiser. 2.1.5 Toilets 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 floor to ceiling and of sufficient density to have a Sound Transmission Class of not less than 50 as required by AS/NZS 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. 2.1.6 Temporary works A person who undertakes temporary work at any place shall ensure every temporary sanitary convenience is installed and maintained in accordance with the requirements of the Health (Temporary Sanitary Conveniences) Regulations 1997. 2.1.7 Maintenance of sanitary conveniences and fittings (1) The occupier of premises shall— (a) keep clean, in good condition and repair; and (b) whenever required by an EHO, effectively disinfect and clean, all sanitary conveniences including sanitary fittings in or on the premises. (2) The owner of premises shall— (a) keep or cause to be kept in good repair; and (b) maintain an adequate supply of water to, all sanitary conveniences including sanitary fittings in or on the premises. 2.1.8 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. 2.1.9 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 the premises in which a public sanitary convenience is located or use it for a purpose other than that for which it was intended. 2.1.10 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. 2.1.11 Installation Every sanitary convenience shall be installed in accordance with the requirements of the Country Areas Water Supply Act 1947, the Water Services Act 2012 and as applicable the Health (Treatment of Sewage and Disposal of Effluent and Liquid Waste) Regulations 1974 and shall have an adequate supply of water. Division 2—Bathrooms, laundries and kitchens 2.2.1 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.