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This section provides information on regulations and standards about Indigenous environmental health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander environmental health practitioners.
This is the Public Health Act for South Australia. The Act is intended to help South Australia prepare for and respond to public health risks. It gives particular powers to public health officials to take action to stop the spread of communicable diseases and to manage public health emergencies.
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This is the Public and Environmental Health Act for the Northern Territory (NT). One of the functions of the Act is to enable special action to be taken by public health officials to protect the health of individuals and communities in the NT during public health emergencies.
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This is the Water Act for the Northern Territory. The Act provides for the investigation, allocation, use, control, protection, management and administration of water resources, and for related purposes.
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This is the Safe Drinking Water Act for South Australia (SA). The Act sets out the requirements for the supply of safe drinking water in SA, and provides guidance on how this supply can be achieved and measured.
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This factsheet explains the changes that have been made to South Australia's public health legislation under the state's new Public Health Act 2011.
The factsheet explains:
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This publication provides a framework to facilitate an understanding of the issues which arise in the provision of infrastructure for remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The main focus of the guide is the installation and maintenance of infrastructure which is appropriate and sustainable for remote Indigenous communities. The importance of community in this process is highlighted in the guide.
The National Indigenous infrastructure guide complements the existing National Indigenous Housing Guide and the Environmental Health Handbooks. The guide provides information on:
The guide was produced by the Centre for Appropriate Technology (CAT) with funding from the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA).
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This publication provides a framework to facilitate an understanding the issue of telecommunications management which arises in the provision of infrastructure for remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The main focus of the guide is the installation and maintenance of infrastructure which is appropriate and sustainable for remote Indigenous communities. The importance of community in this process is highlighted in the guide.
The National Indigenous infrastructure guide complements the existing National Indigenous Housing Guide and the Environmental Health Handbooks. The guide provides information on:
The guide was produced by the Centre for Appropriate Technology (CAT) with funding from the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA).
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This publication provides a framework to facilitate an understanding the issue of transport management which arises in the provision of infrastructure for remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The main focus of the guide is the installation and maintenance of infrastructure which is appropriate and sustainable for remote Indigenous communities. The importance of community in this process is highlighted in the guide.
The National Indigenous infrastructure guide complements the existing National Indigenous Housing Guide and the Environmental Health Handbooks. The guide provides information on:
The guide was produced by the Centre for Appropriate Technology (CAT) with funding from the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA).
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These guidelines were developed to help landfill operators be aware of Northern Territory Government requirements regarding the development and operation of landfills, and provide landfill designers and operators with advice to help in minimising the impact of landfills on human health and the environment.
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This document outlines the monitoring and compliance functions of the Aboriginal Housing Office (NSW). It describes the requirements Aboriginal Community Housing Providers need to follow in relation to the monitoring and compliance framework. In addition, it provides guidelines for the design and construction, purchase or maintenance of houses funded by the AHO.
These guidelines replace the Standards for Building Aboriginal Housing (1999).
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This factsheet outlines the administrative procedures for the approval of conventional septic tank systems outside a building control area. It includes information relating to the following topics:
The factsheet also lists the contact details of environmental health offices throughout the Northern Territory.
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This is the Waste Management and Pollution Control Act for the Northern Territory. The Act provides for the protection of the environment through encouragement of effective waste management, pollution prevention and control practices.
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This is the Water Supply and Sewerage Services Act for the Northern Territory. The purpose of the Act is to regulate the water supply and sewerage services industries, specifically to:
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This is the Environmental Protection (Water) Policy 2009 for the State of Queensland. The document covers topics including:
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These public health regulations govern how public sanitation, mosquito control and rat control should be conducted in the Northern Territory (NT). The sanitation regulations include the requirements for operating septic tanks in the NT.
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The aim of the code is to raise long-term basic living standards in discrete Indigenous Communities. The objective is to develop the most appropriate infrastructure for each community with this code of practice providing guidelines to achieve this objective.
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