Council annually registers all health and wellbeing businesses under the provisions of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008. Health and wellbeing businesses include hairdressing, beauty therapy, skin penetration, tattooing, ear piercing and colonic irrigation premises. Environmental health officers inspect these facilities to ensure that they operate in accordance with the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008, the Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2009 and best practice guidelines that have been produced by the Department of Health. Unsafe or unhygienic practices within health and wellbeing businesses can affect the health of clients, the health of the operator and can aid in the spread of infectious disease. More seriously, where procedures including the penetration of the skin are not managed correctly, they can be the means of transmitting organisms that cause diseases such like AIDS and Hepatitis B. All new hairdressing, beauty therapy, skin penetration, tattooing, ear piercing and colonic irrigation businesses must register with Council before operating. This process involves submitting plans and specifications, completing a registration form, and undergoing a final inspection before the new business can begin operating. Council has developed ‘Guidelines for new and transferring health and wellbeing businesses’. These guidelines have been designed to assist proprietors to understand the legal requirements when registering or transferring a public health and wellbeing business. These guidelines can be accessed below. Environmental health officers will investigate all complaints made in relation to the above types of businesses. To lodge a complaint against a public health and wellbeing business, contact us on 9524 3333 or email mail@gleneira.vic.gov.au. Under the provisions of the Chinese Medicine Registration Act 2000, acupuncturists are required to be registered with the Chinese Medical Registration Board of Victoria. For information concerning acupuncturists, contact 9499 3800 or visit the Chinese Medical Registration Board website.
Prescribed accommodation premises where six or more residents (who are not part of the proprietor’s family) are living must be registered with Council under the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008. Rooming or boarding houses must also be registered with Council under the provisions of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 where four or more residents are living. Premises which must be registered as prescribed accommodation include rooming or boarding houses, residential accommodation, hotels and motels, hostels; student dormitories and holiday camps. Environmental health officers inspect these facilities to ensure that they operate in accordance with the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 and the Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2009. These regulations set standards to prevent overcrowding, ensure that reasonable standards of hygiene, sanitation and safety is provided for the residents, and to minimise the risk of airborne and other communicable diseases amongst the residents. All new prescribed accommodation premises must register with Council before operating. This process involves submitting plans and specifications, completing a registration form, and undergoing a final inspection before the new business can begin operating. Council has developed ‘Guidelines for new and transferring prescribed accommodation businesses’. These guidelines have been designed to assist proprietors to understand the legal requirements when registering or transferring a prescribed accommodation business. These guidelines can be accessed below. Environmental health officers will investigate complaints made in relation to the above types of businesses. To lodge a complaint against a prescribed accommodation business, contact us on 9524 3333 or email mail@gleneira.vic.gov.au.
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