Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts Local laws may be made
in accordance with Part XIV for all or any of the following purposes:
(1) The provision,
construction, situation, inspection, maintenance, and control of sewers and
drains, and apparatus for the treatment of sewage, and house fittings and
appliances connected therewith.
(1a) Prescribing the
nature, quality and dimensions of and marks to be applied to fittings or parts
of apparatus for the treatment of sewage and prohibiting the use in the
construction of the apparatus of fittings or parts not in conformity with the
standards prescribed.
(2) Prescribing the
conditions on which any connection of a private drain with a public sewer or
drain may be made, cut off, or repaired.
(3) Prescribing the
purposes for which any drains or sewers shall be used or applied.
(4) Prescribing the
dimensions, material, form, construction, and arrangement of and the
maintenance or alteration of ventilators for drains or sewers.
(5) Prescribing the
disinfection and cleansing of or otherwise dealing with any substance or
matter for the discharge thereof into any drain or sewer.
(6) Prescribing the
fees payable for tapping the mains or connecting with the sewers of the local
government.
(7) Providing for the
proper keeping and repair by owners and occupiers of drains and fittings on or
communicating with premises owned or occupied by them.
(8) Prohibiting any
alteration or interference with any drains or fittings without the consent of
or notice to the local government.
(9) Enabling the local
government to repair all such drains or fittings with a view to preventing
nuisances and for the efficient working of sewers with which they may
communicate.
[(10), (11) deleted]
(12) Prescribing
scales of charges to be made periodically or otherwise, as the case may
require, in respect of non-rateable premises which are served by any sewer or
drain, or for any services rendered in respect of such premises under this
Act, and for the recovery of such charges in the same manner as rates.
(13) Requiring that
all buildings be provided with spouting, downpipes, and drains sufficient to
carry off all storm or rain water.
(14) The provision of
water for sanitation purposes by either of the following methods, namely
—
(i)
the supply of water from established water supplies and
the reticulation thereof to bathrooms, kitchens and laundries; or
(ii)
the provision of wells and equipment; or
(iii)
the provision and maintenance of water storage tanks with
catchment facilities and with a prescribed capacity for premises in prescribed
areas;
Provided that a water
storage tank used for sanitation purposes in connection with a house or other
premises shall be deemed sufficient if it has a capacity of not less than 4.5
m 3 .
(15) Requiring the
foundations of any new building, and the ground on which the same is erected,
to be dry, sound, and well drained.
(16) The
establishment, use, and control of sanitary conveniences for public
accommodation.
(17) The
establishment, use, and control of receptacles for the deposit and collection
of dust, ashes, rubbish, and other offensive matter, whether temporary or
otherwise.
(18) Preventing or
regulating the deposit of filth, dust, ashes, rubbish, sludge, or offensive
matter upon streets and other lands and places under the control of the local
government.
(19) Imposing upon the
occupier of any premises the duties of the cleansing of footways and pavements
adjoining such premises, the removal of house refuse from such premises, and
the cleansing of sanitary conveniences belonging to such premises, when a
local government does not itself undertake or contract for such cleansing or
removal, and prescribing the manner in which such duties are to be performed;
or when a local government itself undertakes or contracts for such cleansing
or removal, imposing on such occupier duties in connection with such cleansing
or removal so as to facilitate the work undertaken or contracted for.
[(20)-(24) deleted]
(25) The provision,
construction, and situation of sanitary conveniences on any premises and
prescribing the classes or descriptions of sanitary conveniences which alone
may lawfully be in use in the district generally, or in specified parts of the
district.
(25a) The provision,
number, situation, construction, equipment, dimensions, maintenance, period of
maintenance and removal of sanitary conveniences on the site of works
undertaken in the district for the use of persons engaged on the work.
(26) Abolishing the
ordinary system of pans for nightsoil and providing that every closet be
furnished with a double-pan service.
(27) Requiring for
each closet the supply of a sufficient number of receptacles for
excrementitious matter, and to determine the size, shape, style and materials
to be used in the construction of such receptacles, and especially that they
be interchangeable with others in the same district.
(28) Prescribing that
at least once a week, or so much more frequently as the local government may
from time to time direct, the pan in use be closed with a tightfitting lid,
and removed in a suitable cart, and that a pan cleansed by superheated steam,
or some equally efficient means approved by the local government be left in
its place.
(29) Fixing the charge
which may be made, when no annual charge is made under section 106 for
removing each receptacle and replacing it by a clean one and for any other
sanitary service.
[(30) deleted]
(31) Determining to
whom and on what conditions licences to remove nightsoil shall be issued.
(32) Imposing
penalties on licensees for breach of conditions.
(33) Making the use of
a sufficient quantity of suitable disinfectant or deodorant compulsory.
(34) Regulating the
disposal of nightsoil, urine, and refuse.
(35) Regulating the
collection and disposal of pig swill, providing for the annual registration of
collectors of pig swill, prescribing the conditions of and fees for
registration, prohibiting any unregistered person from undertaking such
collection or from disposing of pig swill, prescribing the mode, means and
hours of collection, and compelling notification to the local government of
the premises from which a collector has contracted to collect pig swill.
(36) Requiring that
all nightsoil removed be either rendered inoffensive or treated in a
destructor, desiccator, or incinerator, or be trenched or ploughed into land.
(37) Prescribing the
times for the removal or carriage through the streets of any faecal or
offensive or noxious matter or liquid, whether into or out of or through the
district: providing that the utensils, receptacles, and vehicles used therefor
shall be properly constructed and covered so as to prevent the escape of any
such matter or liquid or of any offensive smell; and compelling the cleansing
of any place whereon such matter or liquid has been dropped or spilt in
removal or carriage.
(38) Prescribing and
regulating the construction, ventilation, paving, drainage, and situation of
stables, pig-sties, poultry yards, or other premises other than dairies on
which animals are kept.
(39) Regulating the
keeping of animals or birds so as not to be a nuisance, injurious, or
dangerous to health.
(40) Defining areas
within the district within which it shall not be lawful to keep animals or
birds or particular species of animal or of bird, and prohibiting the keeping
of animals or birds or of a particular species of animal or of bird in such
areas.
(41) For the
prevention of the pollution of any water supply.
(42) Regulating the
sanitation and cleanliness of the premises of hairdressers, and the
precautions to be observed by persons carrying on the business of a
hairdresser.
(43) For the cleaning
of public vehicles.
[(44) deleted]
(45) Prescribing the
fees to be paid for the licensing of morgues, and the conditions on which such
licences may be granted.
(46) Prescribing the
fees to be paid to a local government for any sanitary or other services
rendered by it in connection with any camp.
(47) For the
regulation and control of the sanitation of camps.
(48) For the
prevention of the pollution of any water used for bathing purposes.
(48a) Regulating the
construction, equipment, maintenance and use of lakes used for cable skiing,
spa pools, swimming baths, swimming pools, waterslides, wave pools and any
other aquatic amenities or facilities that are controlled or used by or in
connection with any club, school, business, association or body corporate, and
prescribing the quality and treatment of the water to be used in those
amenities or facilities and the measures to be taken —
(i)
to prevent and abate any nuisance in such an amenity or
facility; and
(ii)
to cause any such amenity or facility to be closed and to
prevent any person from using such an amenity or facility while it is closed.
[(49) deleted]
(50) Prescribing what
matters and things shall be observed and done and by what persons, for the
purposes of —
(i)
preventing rodents entering premises;
(ii)
rendering premises free of rodents;
(iii)
keeping premises free of rodents;
including what method
of construction and what materials shall be used in the building of and
alteration and addition to any premises, and what alterations and additions
shall be made to existing premises.
(51) The provision,
construction, situation, inspection and maintenance of bathroom and laundry
facilities, including the provision of plunge baths, shower baths, wash hand
basins and the connection of those facilities with an adequate water supply.
(52) Prescribing the
precautions to be observed by dealers in second-hand clothes or books.
(53) For any other
purpose which the Governor deems necessary and notifies in the Government
Gazette as calculated to safeguard the public health.
[Section 134, formerly section 115, amended: No.
17 of 1918 s. 15; No. 50 of 1926 s. 8; No. 30 of 1932 s. 20; No. 38 of 1933
s. 41; renumbered as section 134: No. 38 of 1933 s. 42; amended: No. 16 of
1935 s. 6; No. 21 of 1944 s. 5; No. 71 of 1948 s. 4; No. 25 of 1952 s. 4; No.
45 of 1954 s. 6; No. 33 of 1962 s. 2; No. 113 of 1965 s. 8(1); No. 35 of 1966
s. 4; No. 94 of 1972 s. 4(1) (as amended: No. 83 of 1973 s. 4); No. 28 of 1984
s. 45; No. 80 of 1987 s. 30; No. 59 of 1991 s. 13 and 21; No. 14 of 1996 s. 4;
No. 39 of 1999 s. 11(5); No. 36 of 2007 Sch. 4 cl. 4(6); No. 43 of 2008
s. 147(4).]