The Department of Health is currently receiving reports from local government enforcement agencies for the 2023-24 financial year.
Correspondence and the reporting questions have been circulated to local government Chief Executive Officers.
To meet your reporting requirements local government are requested to complete the online reporting form from 1 July 2024.
The form should be completed by 31 August 2024
An additional reporting component is open to local governments to report on a suite of functions and responsibilities under the Public Health Act 2016. This reporting component is available to be completed online.
The Department of Health encourages participation in this optional reporting component as the data is most effective when the majority of local governments respond to the survey questions. Previous reports on this component can be found on the Department of Health website.
This component will become mandatory when Stage 5 of the Public Health Act 2016 is implemented.
The Department of Health will prepare and release the 2023-24 Food Act 2008 and Public Health Act 2016 reporting questions in early 2024.
The Department of Health follows up with local governments who do not complete their reports on time.
Upon completion of the reporting submission period a report is published for each Act summarising key findings on performance of functions and any legislative issues identified across WA.
Local government can provide feedback on the reporting process at any stage. Feedback can be submitted to foodsafety@health.wa.gov.au