Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Every local
government may, and when required by the Executive Director, Public Health
shall, appoint a medical practitioner as medical officer of health, and also
such environmental health officers and analysts as may be deemed necessary by
the Executive Director, Public Health.
(2) Such medical
officer of health, environmental health officers, and analysts shall perform
such duties as the local government from time to time directs, and also such
as are specially prescribed by any order addressed by the Executive Director,
Public Health to the local government.
(3) The medical
officer of health shall also be a medical officer of schools and school
children, and shall perform such duties and submit such reports in connection
therewith as may be prescribed by the Executive Director, Public Health.
(4) Every medical
officer of health shall be paid by the local government as remuneration for
his services a salary of not less than $30 per annum.
(5) Every local
government may appoint such other officers as it deems necessary.
(6) All officers of
local governments in office at the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to
have been appointed under this Act.
[Section 27 amended by No. 113 of 1965
s. 8(1); No. 24 of 1970 s. 12; No. 28 of 1984 s. 45;
No. 59 of 1991 s. 5; No. 14 of 1996 s. 4.]