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Public Health Act 2005
sec.61Regulations about public health risks
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### sec.61 Regulations about public health risks
A regulation may be made for this chapter about public health risks including—
standards for water quality in residential and non-residential swimming pools, spas, hydrotherapy pools, water slides and recreational water parks, for human use; and
measures to control designated pests, including—
standards for the proofing of any building against designated pests; and
procedures to be followed to prevent the breeding of, to eliminate any refuge or food source for, or to eradicate, designated pests; and
the imposition of a permit system for keeping designated pests; and
measures to prevent and control public health risks.
A regulation made under this section must state whether the regulation is to be administered and enforced by—
the State only; or
local governments only.
A regulation made under this section does not bind the State except to the extent prescribed by the regulation.
(sec.61-ssec.1) A regulation may be made for this chapter about public health risks including— standards for water quality in residential and non-residential swimming pools, spas, hydrotherapy pools, water slides and recreational water parks, for human use; and measures to control designated pests, including— standards for the proofing of any building against designated pests; and procedures to be followed to prevent the breeding of, to eliminate any refuge or food source for, or to eradicate, designated pests; and the imposition of a permit system for keeping designated pests; and measures to prevent and control public health risks.
(sec.61-ssec.2) A regulation made under this section must state whether the regulation is to be administered and enforced by— the State only; or local governments only.
(sec.61-ssec.3) A regulation made under this section does not bind the State except to the extent prescribed by the regulation.
- (a) standards for water quality in residential and non-residential swimming pools, spas, hydrotherapy pools, water slides and recreational water parks, for human use; and
- (b) measures to control designated pests, including— (i) standards for the proofing of any building against designated pests; and (ii) procedures to be followed to prevent the breeding of, to eliminate any refuge or food source for, or to eradicate, designated pests; and (iii) the imposition of a permit system for keeping designated pests; and
- (i) standards for the proofing of any building against designated pests; and
- (ii) procedures to be followed to prevent the breeding of, to eliminate any refuge or food source for, or to eradicate, designated pests; and
- (iii) the imposition of a permit system for keeping designated pests; and
- (c) measures to prevent and control public health risks.
- (i) standards for the proofing of any building against designated pests; and
- (ii) procedures to be followed to prevent the breeding of, to eliminate any refuge or food source for, or to eradicate, designated pests; and
- (iii) the imposition of a permit system for keeping designated pests; and
- (a) the State only; or
- (b) local governments only.