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This section provides information about water supply regulations and standards of relevance to 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 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 stormwater 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 waste water 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).
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
This publication provides a framework to facilitate an understanding the issue of water 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 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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The Australian Drinking Water Guidelines have been developed by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) in collaboration with the Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council (NRMMC). The guidelines provide the Australian community and the water supply industry with advice on what constitutes good quality drinking water.
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