Shire of Narrogin Health Local Law 2022
Part 16ENFORCEMENT
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PART 16—ENFORCEMENT 16.1 Offences 16.2 General penalty 16.3 Modified penalties 16.4 Form of infringement notices SCHEDULE—MODIFIED PENALTIES
5 April 2022 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 2501 Under the powers conferred by the Local Government Act 1995 and under all other powers enabling it, the Shire of Narrogin resolved on 23 February 2022 to make the following local law. PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1.1 Citation This local law may be cited as the Shire of Narrogin Health Local Law 2022. 1.2 Commencement This local law comes into operation 14 days after the date of its publication in the Government Gazette. 1.3 Application This local law applies throughout the district of the local government. 1.4 Repeal The following local laws are repealed— (a) The Health Local Laws made by the Council of the Town of Narrogin adopting the Model By- Laws Series ‘A’ at a meeting of the Council on 14 December 1965 and published in the Government Gazette on 13 July 1966, and amended from time to time; and (b) The Health Local Laws made by the Council of the Shire of Narrogin adopting the Model By- Laws Series ‘A’ at a meeting of the Council on 18 March 1974 and published in the Government Gazette on 11 October 1974, and amended from time to time. 1.5 Transitional provisions (1) An application for, or the renewal of, a licence, permit or other authorisation made under a local law that is in force before the commencement day is to be dealt with and determined as if it were an application under this local law. (2) A licence, permit or other authorisation under a repealed local law that is in force before the commencement day is to be regarded on and after that day as a licence under this local law and may be dealt with accordingly. 1.6 Terms used (1) 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 person; adequate supply of water means a flow of water of not less than five litres per minute; apparatus for the treatment of sewage has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Act; AS or AS/NZS means an Australian Standard or Australian/New Zealand Standard published by Standards Australia, as amended from time to time, and available for viewing free of charge at the Shire of Narrogin Administration Centre; AS 1530.2:1993 means Australian Standard for Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures—Test for flammability of materials; AS 1530.3:1999 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 1668.2:2012 means Australian Standard for the use of ventilation and air conditioning in buildings—Mechanical ventilation in building; AS 2001.5.4:2005 means Australian Standard for Methods of test for textiles—Dimensional change—Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing (ISO 6330:2000, MOD); AS 2293.1:2018 means Australian Standard for Emergency escape lighting and exit signs for buildings—System design, installation and operation; AS 3786:2014 means Australian Standard for Smoke alarms using scattered light, transmitted light or ionization; AS/NZS ISO 717.1:2013 means Australian Standard for Acoustics—Rating of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements—Airborne sound insulation; authorised person means a person appointed under— (a) the provisions of the Public Health Act 2016 as an authorised person; or (b) the Local Government Act 1995; and