5166GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 3 November 2022

5166 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 3 November 2022 (b) ensure that where bed or bunk heads are placed against the wall on either side of a dormitory, there is a passageway of at least 1.35 metres between each row of beds and a passageway of at least 2 metres between each row of bunks and the passageway is kept clear of obstruction at all times; and (c) ensure all doors, windows and ventilators are kept free from obstruction. 8.21 Furnishing etc. of sleeping apartments A keeper of a lodging house shall, unless otherwise approved by the local government— (a) furnish each sleeping apartment with a sufficient number of beds and sufficient bed linen of good quality; (b) ensure that each bed— (i) has a bed head, mattress and pillow; (ii) is provided with a pillowcase, two sheets, a blanket or rug and, in cold weather, not less than one additional blanket or rug; and (iii) has a mattress protector fitted; (c) furnish each bedroom so that there are adequate storage facilities for belongings within the room; and (d) not cause, suffer or permit any tiered beds or bunks to be used in a sleeping apartment other than in a lodging house used exclusively as a short-term hostel or recreational campsite. 8.22 Ventilation If, in the opinion of an Authorised Officer, a kitchen, bathroom, toilet, laundry or habitable room is not adequately or properly ventilated, he or she may direct the keeper to provide a different or additional method of ventilation. 8.23 Numbers to be placed on doors (1) A keeper shall number each room available to a lodger in a lodging house or provide an alternative means of identification approved by an Authorised Officer. (2) The numbering system or alternative means of room identification is to be legible and easily identified. Division 3—Management and Care 8.24 Keeper or manager to reside in the lodging house Whenever there are one or more lodgers in a lodging house, a keeper or manager shall— (a) reside continuously in the lodging house; and (b) not be absent from the lodging house unless he or she arranges for a reputable person to have the care and management of the lodging house. 8.25 Register of lodgers (1) A keeper shall keep a register of lodgers in a form as determined by the local government from time to time. (2) The register of lodgers shall be— (a) kept in the accommodation; and (b) available for inspection at any time on demand by any member of the Police Service or by an 8.26 Keeper report A keeper shall, whenever required by the local government, provide, in a form as determined by the local government from time to time, the name of each lodger who lodges in the accommodation during the preceding day or night. 8.27 Certificate of Sleeping Accommodation (1) An Authorised Officer may issue to a keeper a Certificate of Sleeping Accommodation, in respect of each room, which shall be in a form as determined by the local government from time to time, or, for lodging houses with more than 20 sleeping apartments, a Certificate of Sleeping Accommodation for a Lodging House with more than 20 Sleeping Apartments, which shall be in a form as determined by the local government from time to time. (2) The certificate issued under subclause (1) shall specify the maximum number of persons who shall be permitted to occupy each room as a sleeping apartment at any one time. (3) When required by an Authorised Officer, a keeper shall exhibit the certificate issued under this clause in a conspicuous place in the room to which the certificate refers. (4) A person shall not allow a greater number of persons than is specified on a certificate issued under this clause to occupy the room to which it refers. 8.28 Duplicate keys and inspection Each keeper and manager of accommodation shall— (a) retain possession of a duplicate key to the door of each room; and (b) when required by an Authorised Officer, open the door of any room for the purpose of inspection by the Authorised Officer.