Health Local Law 2017
104GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 9 January 2018
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104 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 9 January 2018 163. Fish Preparation Room (1) The occupier of a fish premises shall provide a fish preparation room that complies with the requirements of the requirements of Standard 3.2.3 of the Food Standards Code. (2) The fish preparation room— (a) shall have a self-closing door; (b) shall have a minimum floor area of 9 square metres; (c) shall be flyproofed and provided with ample light and ventilation. (3) The occupier shall ensure that all fish are prepared in the fish preparation room and that room is to be used solely for that purpose. (4) The occupier of a fish premises shall provide, in or easily accessible from each fish preparation room, cleaning facilities consisting of a double bowl stainless steel wash trough of adequate size to accommodate the equipment and utensils used on the premises, connected to a piped supply of hot and cold water. 164. Bench The occupier of a fish premises shall provide and maintain on the premises a separate stainless steel bench for the handling of fish. 165. Disposal of Waste The occupier of a fish premises 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 clause 157 and disposed of in accordance with that clause; or (b) kept in a frozen state in an approved enclosure before its removal from the premises. 166. Fish Containers The occupier of a fish premises 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. 167. Cooking of Fish Where cooking of fish is carried out in a fish premises, the occupier shall provide and maintain— (a) an exhaust canopy of an approved type; (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. 168. Use of an Approved Portable Box The Manager Health and Compliance may permit an approved portable box to be used for the transport or storage of fish. 169. 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 metal or other approved material; (b) all internal surfaces— (i) are made of metal or approved non-toxic plastic substance, which may include stainless steel, aluminium, galvanised iron, fibreglass, or other material of similar strength and impermeable qualities; (ii) are smoothly finished; (iii) are rigidly secured with a solid backing; and (iv) have floor and vertical angles coved with not less than a 9.5 millimetre radius, but, if all necessary floor joints are effectively sealed, the surface of the floor, or part of it, may be of an approved tread type track material; (c) internal horizontal joints made between metal sheeting are lapped from top to bottom and either— (i) continuously welded; or (ii) lapped with a minimum of 40 millimetres cover secured with blind rivets and sealed with a non-toxic sealing material; (d) the vehicle is effectively insulated with a stable insulating material; (e) the vehicle has, at the rear or side, doors that are made in the manner provided by paragraphs (a),(b),(c) and (d) of this clause, are close fitting, and have a suitable locking device fitted;