2011/2012 Annual Plan - Waikato District Council

Environmental Compliance Unit
The provision of environmental health advice and the monitoring and enforcement of a range of statutory
requirements, by-laws and policies including:
• Proactively monitoring and abating specific health nuisances
• Monitoring the wider environment through acoustic, water and sanitary services assessments
• Managing the activities of registered premises under the Health Act 1956 – through a combination of
education, inspection and enforcement (e.g. food premises, mobile shops, hairdressers, camping grounds
and offensive trades)
• Carrying out a range of functions as a Liquor Licensing Inspector and District Licensing.
Agency under the provisions of the Sale of Liquor Act
• Responding to complaints regarding adverse environmental effects (e.g. odour, noise and vermin)
• Other Local Government Act activities including administering council polices (e.g. Gambling Venue Policy,
Liquor Ban By-law, Brothels By-law)
• The proactive monitoring of resource consent conditions and investigation of complaints alleging breaches
of conditions, breaching a rule in the District Plan, or breaching a by-law.
Animal, Noise and Parking Control
The provision of statutory responsibilities under the Dog Control Act 1996, after hours residential noise
complaints, Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act and parking enforcement duties, via external
contracts for services.
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