The topic will provide an understanding of the legislative functions and operational spheres of an environmental health officer in Australia. Since graduates of this program will be eligible to practice in all states of Australia, students will be exposed to the range of pertinent legislative frameworks, operations and functions across the country.
Specific areas covered include the application of legislation relevant to: Public and Environmental Health, Food, Supported Residential Facilities, Env Protection, Planning and Development and Occupational Health and Safety. The history behind the development of these pieces of legislation will be presented, their purpose and provisions examined, and the implementation of the Acts assessed. The use of these laws in environmental health will be examined, and guest lectures given by EH practitioners who have used the legislation in their work.
Common law and the role of precedent in environmental health legal cases will also be examined. The changes to Administering Agencies within the Environmental Protection Act 1993, and what these changes mean for EH professionals will be discussed, and the students taught how to write and present Environmental Protection Orders and Clean-up Orders.
This topic aims to achieve an understanding of:
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