Draft Public Health Planning Guide for Local Governments

Overview

You are invited to review and provide feedback on the Draft Public Health Planning Guide for Local Government (Guide). Implementation of Section 45 of the Public Health Act 2016 commenced on 4 June 2024, formally enacting the requirement for the preparation of a local public health plan prepared by each local government.

This Guide has been developed to assist Western Australian local governments with public health planning and is an additional resource supporting the State Public Health Plan which is currently under revision.

Why are we consulting

To further strengthen the document and ensure it is robust and useful for local governments.

Related documents

A link to the Draft Public Health Planning Guide for Local Government is included at the bottom of the page. You will be guided to relevant pages within the document throughout this consultation.

For the purpose of this consultation, a pre-production draft of the Guide has been provided. This draft does not include interactive features or graphics. These will be included in the final version of the Guide.

Completing the survey

While feedback from individuals is welcome, formal responses which represent the views of your organisation are strongly encouraged.

The survey consists of 13 questions. Questions 1 – 5 require a response. Providing a response to other questions is optional.

The survey may be completed over more than one session. Please retain your login details if you wish to complete the survey at a later time.

The survey will close at 11:59pm on Friday 29 November 2024.

What happens next

Your response will feed into the formal consultation process. The release date for the Guide will be determined following receipt of the feedback.