Local councils inspect cooling water and warm water systems, public swimming pools, and skin penetration businesses to ensure they meet the requirements of the Public Health Act 2010 (the Act) and the Public Health Regulation 2022 (the Regulation).
Local councils may take enforcement action by issuing improvement notices and prohibition orders where they find breaches of the Act and Regulation.
Each year local councils must report the details of improvement notices and prohibition orders issued. The Local Government Authority reporting form is used for reporting. Completed forms should be submitted to the local public health unit on or before 1 August each year.
Between July 2024 and June 2025, local councils reported 129 enforcement actions:
Figure 1: Number of improvement notices and prohibition orders issued in NSW for FY2024-2025.
The 129 actions were distributed across these areas:
Figure 2: Number of improvement notices and prohibition orders issued by activity type in NSW for FY2024-2025.
