Environmental health - Public Health

The Public Health Units - Environmental Health has officers working in Darwin, Alice Springs, Katherine, Nhulunbuy and Tennant Creek, as well as remote communities.

The branch includes a small program and policy development team.

Officers administer the Public and Environmental Health Act and the Food Act to ensure that businesses comply with the following legislation:

• Public and Environmental Health Act 2011
• Food Act 2004.

Role

The work of the Public Health Units includes:

• registration of food premises, body art, beauty therapy and commercial visitor accommodation
• helping Aboriginal communities to develop and maintain environmental health projects that improve living conditions
• working with other programs in the department and with other agencies, communities and key stakeholders to improve environmental health outcomes and support vulnerable populations
• investigating and resolving complaints
• conducting environmental health surveys, research and development.