Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) For the purposes
of regulation 11(1)(b), the minimum floor area for a cage in a laying
shed is as follows —
(a) if
only one laying hen is in the cage — 1 000 cm 2 ;
(b) if
only 2 laying hens are in the cage — 1 350 cm 2 ;
(c) if 3
or more laying hens are in the cage —
(i)
for a pre‑2001 cage — an area calculated
by allowing 450 cm 2 for each hen; or
(ii)
for any other cage — an area calculated by
allowing 550 cm 2 for each hen.
(2) For the purposes
of subregulation (1)(c)(i), a cage in a laying shed is a pre‑2001
cage if —
(a) the
cage meets each of the requirements set out in Division 1
Subdivision 2; and
(b) the
cage was installed in the laying shed before 1 January 2001; and
(c) the
period of time since the date of the first installation of the cage is not
more than 20 years (whether the first installation of the cage was in the
laying shed or was in another laying shed).