People’s health can be impacted by many things in the environment. The Queensland Public Health Act 2005 provides legislation where the local authority has powers to investigate and undertake compliance action if a Public Health Risk has been identified.
Council only has jurisdiction to act on certain public health risk issues and share the responsibility with other government agencies including Queensland Health and Work Safe.
Examples of a Public Health Risk include:
If you have a problem with an issue, always attempt to discuss the matter directly with the person responsible for the nuisance in order to rectify and achieve a suitable solution. Please give reasonable timeframes for action to be undertaken.
If the matter continues it then may be necessary for you to contact the relevant department to take further action. To lodge a Customer Service Request
The following table provides a guide on the type of Public Health Risk and which department investigates these matters. Please follow the relevant links: