Part 4WASTE FOOD AND LIQUID REFUSE

PART 4—WASTE FOOD AND LIQUID REFUSE Division 1—Liquid refuse 4.1 Interpretation liquid refuse includes all washings from windows and vehicles, overflow, bleed off, condensate and drainage from air-conditioning equipment including cooling towers and evaporative coolers and other liquid used for cooling purposes and swimming pool discharges; and liquid waste means bathroom, kitchen, scullery and laundry wastes, all washings from animal and poultry pens and any other domestic or trade wastes that are discharged by means of a drain to a receptacle for drainage. 4.2 Deposit of liquid refuse A person shall not deposit, or cause, or permit to be deposited, liquid refuse or liquid waste— (a) on a street; (b) in a stormwater disposal system; or (c) on any land or place other than a place or depot duly authorised for that purpose. 4.3 Disposal of liquid waste (1) The owner or occupier of premises shall— (a) provide, by one of the methods prescribed in this clause, for the disposal of all liquid waste produced on the premises; and (b) at all times maintain in good working order and condition any apparatus used for the disposal of liquid waste. (2) Liquid waste shall be disposed of by one of the following methods— (a) discharging it into the sewerage system of a licensed water service operator in a manner approved by the licensed water service operator; (b) discharging it into an apparatus for the treatment of sewage and disposal of effluent and liquid waste approved by the Executive Director, Public Health or the local government; or (c) collection and disposal at an approved liquid waste disposal site in a manner approved by the Executive Director Public Health. 4.4 Level of disposal field Where, on any premises, any liquid refuse, liquid waste, or effluent, is disposed of on site, the level of the disposal field shall be a minimum of 1.2 metres above the highest known water table unless a reduced setback is approved by the Executive Director, Public Health. Division 2—Transport of butchers waste 4.5 Interpretation butchers waste includes animal skeletons and rib cages from a boning room and the inedible products of an abattoir. 4.6 Restriction of vehicles A person shall not use, for the transport of butchers waste— (a) a vehicle used for the transport of food or drugs; or (b) anything intended to be used for the packing or handling of food or drugs. 4.7 Transport of butchers waste (1) A person shall not transport butchers waste otherwise than in— (a) a compartment complying with the following specifications— (i) the floor and 4 walls to be made of an approved impervious material and the walls to be not less than 910 millimetres high; (ii) all joints to be sealed, welded, soldered or brazed and made watertight; (iii) the loading doors, if any, to be watertight and kept closed at all times except when loading; and (iv) the top to be completely covered by a tarpaulin or other impervious sheet material approved by an EHO, carried over, and secured to the outside of the walls at least 300 millimetres from the top so as to keep the load out of sight of the public; or (b) a watertight durable and impervious container fitted with a lid which can be tightly closed.