Queensland Consolidated Regulations

PUBLIC HEALTH REGULATION 2018 - REG 23

23 Requirement for owner of relevant structure

(1) An owner of a relevant structure must take reasonable steps to stop rats and mice entering the structure.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(2) For subsection (1) , reasonable steps may include the following—

(a) sealing or covering any holes or gaps in the exterior surface of the structure;

Examples—

• covering a gap in the floor or an external wall of a house with timber

• filling a hole in the cladding of a brick house with mortar or covering it with a metal plate screwed to the wall

• covering a hole securely with wire, or another covering, designed to stop rats and mice from passing through

(b) securely fitting a cover, grate or plug in a covered pipe or drain, including a disused pipe or drain;

(c) removing a disused pipe or drain.

(3) This section does not apply in relation to a rat or mouse kept under section 26 .