New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

PUBLIC HEALTH (MICROBIAL CONTROL) REGULATION 2000 - REG 3

3 Definitions

(1) In this Regulation:
"operation area", in relation to any regulated premises, means the part of the premises on which a regulated system is installed.
"the Act" means the Public Health Act 1991 .

(2) A reference in this Regulation to a publication is a reference to the publication as in force at the date of publication.

(3) Unless it is otherwise defined in the Act or this Regulation, an expression used in this Regulation and in any of the following publications of Standards Australia and the Standards Association of New Zealand has the same meaning as in that publication:

(a) AS/NZS 3666.1:2002Air-handling and water systems of buildings-Microbial control-Design, installation and commissioning ,

(b) AS/NZS 3666.2:2002Air-handling and water systems of buildings-Microbial control-Operation and maintenance ,

(c) AS/NZS 3666.3 2000Air-handling and water systems of buildings-Microbial control-Performance-based maintenance of cooling water systems .

(4) For the purposes of this Regulation, in any of the publications listed in subclause (3):
"annually", in relation to an action to be taken with respect to a regulated system, or part of a regulated system, means taking the action before the expiration of each period of 12 months that next succeeds the later of:

(a) the installation of the system or part, and

(b) the commencement of the provision in which the expression occurs.

"monthly", in relation to an action to be taken with respect to a regulated system, or part of a regulated system, means taking the action before the expiration of each named month that next succeeds the later of:

(a) the installation of the system or part, and

(b) the commencement of the provision in which the expression occurs,

and "six-monthly" has a corresponding meaning.

(5) The explanatory note and table of contents do not form part of this Regulation.