Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH (INFECTION CONTROL FOR PERSONAL APPEARANCE SERVICES) ACT 2003 - SECT 36

36 Suitability of premises at which higher risk personal appearance services are to be provided

In deciding whether premises at which higher risk personal appearance services are to be provided are suitable for providing the services, the local government may have regard to all the following matters—

(a) for fixed premises—

(i) whether a certificate of occupancy under the Building Act 1975 is in force for the premises; and

(ii) whether the premises comply with the Queensland Development Code, part MP 5.2;

(b) for mobile premises, whether the premises would comply with the Queensland Development Code, part MP 5.2 to the extent the part could reasonably apply to mobile premises if mobile premises were a place of business under that part;

(c) whether cleaning and waste disposal equipment in the premises will enable safe infection control practices;

(d) if equipment used in providing the higher risk personal appearance services is to be sterilised in the premises, whether the sterilising equipment will enable safe infection control practices;

(e) if equipment used in providing the higher risk personal appearance services is not to be sterilised in the premises, whether appropriate arrangements have been made to have the equipment sterilised at another place.