1PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH REGULATIONS 2014

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH REGULATIONS 2014 As in force at 3 March 2023 Table of provisions Part 1 Preliminary matters 1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1 2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1 3 Definitions ........................................................................................ 1 4 Prescribed fees................................................................................ 3 4A Prescribed maximum fee – CHO's emergency powers ................... 3 4B Prescribed maximum fee – CHO's post-emergency powers: COVID-19 ........................................................................................ 3 5 Australian/New Zealand Standard ................................................... 3 Part 3 Regulated activities Division 1 General matters 24 Definitions ........................................................................................ 4 24A Meaning of beauty therapy .............................................................. 5 25 Commercial visitor accommodation ................................................. 6 26 Visitor .............................................................................................. 6 27 Exemption from regulations ............................................................. 6 Division 2 Registration 28 Businesses required to be registered .............................................. 7 29 Application for registration ............................................................... 7 30 Grant or refusal of registration ......................................................... 8 31 Conditions of registration ................................................................. 8 32 Compliance with conditions by proprietor ........................................ 9 33 Term of registration ......................................................................... 9 34 Renewal of registration .................................................................... 9 35 Display of registration notice.......................................................... 10 36 Registration non-transferable ........................................................ 10 37 Variation of conditions of registration............................................. 10 38 Cancellation of registration ............................................................ 11 39 Applying for registration after cancellation ..................................... 12 40 Changes relating to registered business to be notified .................. 12 Division 3 Commercial visitor accommodation 41 Clean linen and towels .................................................................. 13 41A Maintenance of premises .............................................................. 13

Public and Environmental Health Regulations 2014 ii 42 Water and ablution facilities ........................................................... 14 43 Minimum floor area in bedrooms ................................................... 14 Division 4 Hairdressing, beauty therapy and body art 44 Staff to have skills and knowledge in relation to infection control and prevention procedure .................................................. 15 45 Procedures for use of instruments ................................................. 15 46 Use of instruments in accordance with procedures ....................... 16 47 Instruments must be sterile............................................................ 16 48 Use of needle for skin penetration ................................................. 17 49 Sterilisation and disposal of instruments and other equipment ...... 18 50 Sharps containers.......................................................................... 19 51 Hand washing facilities .................................................................. 19 52 CHO may give directions for hand washing facilities ..................... 19 53 Maintenance of premises .............................................................. 20 Division 5 Major public events 53A Public health infrastructure ............................................................ 20 Part 4 Mosquito control 54 Definitions ...................................................................................... 21 55 Requirement to ensure place is not a breeding ground for mosquitoes .................................................................................... 21 56 Authorised officer may give directions ........................................... 21 Part 5 Perinatal information 57 Definitions ...................................................................................... 22 58 Collection of perinatal information ................................................. 23 59 Purpose of collection ..................................................................... 23 60 Giving information if episode occurs at a place other than a pathology service or imaging service ............................................. 23 61 Giving information if notifiable death occurs at a place other than an imaging service ................................................................. 24 62 Giving information if episode occurs at pathology service ............. 25 63 Giving information if episode occurs at imaging service ................ 26 64 Giving information if notifiable death occurs at imaging service .... 26 65 Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages to give information....... 27 66 Further information may be requested........................................... 27 67 Sharing of information ................................................................... 27 68 Other information may be recorded in collection ........................... 28