Public Health
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.
Lodge a Customer Service Request
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:
Public Health Risk |
Description of Nuisance |
Regulatory Authority |
|---|---|---|
| Mosquitoes | Biting or Breeding or Disease concerns on council land, residential and some commercial land. | Council Phone (07) 4189 9100 |
| Vermin | Breeding or potential for breeding on council land, residential land some commercial land | Council Phone (07) 4189 9100 |
| Asbestos | Asbestos at a workplace | Work Safe Qld 1300 362 128 |
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Homeowner carrying out works at home on asbestos material |
Council Phone (07) 4189 9100 |
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| Tank Water | Health concerns about non-reticulated water for example Tank Water. | Council Phone (07) 4189 9100 |
| Lead | Occurring at a Workplace |
Work Safe Qld |
| Occurring at a non-workplace i.e. home owner undertaking works at home | Queensland Health Phone (07) 3234 0111 |
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| Waste | Accumulation or deposit on land. | Council Phone (07) 4189 9100 |
| Waste Water | Wastewater or sewage release on a property. | Council Phone (07) 4189 9100 |