Part 1PRELIMINARY

PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1.1 Title This local law may be cited as the Shire of Meekatharra Health Amendment Local Law 2024. 1.2 Commencement This local law commences 14 days after the day on which it is published in the Government Gazette. 1.3 Application This local law applies throughout the entire district. 1.4 Repeal This local law repeals the Shire of Meekatharra Health Local Law 2021 as published in the Government Gazette on 29 August 2022. 1.5 Interpretation In this local law, unless the context otherwise requires— Act means the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1911; adequate means satisfactory or fit for purpose or, if there is any doubt, at the discretion of an Authorised Officer; adequate supply of water means a flow of water of not less than 5 litres per minute; approved means approved by the local government; AS or AS/NZS means an Australian Standard or Australian/New Zealand Standard published by Standards Australia, as amended from time to time and accessed by the public free of charge from the Shire of Meekatharra; AS 3786 means Australian Standard for Smoke alarms using scattered light, transmitted light or ionization; AS 2293.1 means Australian Standard for Emergency escape lighting and exit signs for buildings— System design, installation and operation; AS 1530.2 means Australian Standard for Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures—Test for flammability of materials; AS 1530.3 means Australian Standard for Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures—Simultaneous determination of ignitability, flame propagation, heat release and smoke release; AS 4282 means Australian Standard for Control of obtrusive effects of outdoor lighting; Authorised Officer means a person appointed under the provisions of the Public Health Act 2016; or the Local Government Act 1995; and includes officers employed or contracted by the local government as an Environmental Health Officer, Acting Environmental Health Officer, Assistant Environmental Health Officer, Community and Development Services Manager and Principal Environmental Health Officer; bed means a piece of furniture on which to sleep; bedding includes beds, mattresses, pillows and bed heads as well as bed linen; bed linen includes sheets, blankets, pillow cases, quilt and doona covers and mattress covers; Building Code means the latest edition of the Building Code of Australia published from time to time by or on behalf of the Australian Building Codes Board, as amended from time to time, but not including explanatory information published with that Code; Chief Executive Officer means the Chief Executive Officer of the local government; Chief Health Officer means a person appointed to this position under the provisions of the Public Health Act 2016; Council means the Council of the local government;