Period Products and Facilities (Access) Act 2023

The Executive may make regulations for this Act.

Dictionary (see s 3)

Note The Legislation Act contains definitions relevant to this Act. For

example:  director-general (see s 163)

 entity

 Executive

 Minister (see s 162)

 public employee

 public notice

 Speaker.

access arrangements, in relation to a place, mean—

for a place on the suitable places list—the arrangements made for the place under section 10; and

for government school premises—the arrangements made for the premises under section 14; and

for the premises of an education provider other than a government school—the arrangements made for the premises under section 15; and

for hospital premises—the arrangements made for the premises under section 17.

access guidelines—see section 22 (1).

approval guidelines—see section 12 (1).

approved suitable place means a place approved to be included on the suitable places list under section 11.

education provider means—

a government school; or

a registered training organisation under the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 (Cwlth), section 3; or

a registered higher education provider under the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (Cwlth), section 5; or

an entity prescribed by regulation.

government school means—

a school established under the Education Act 2004, section 20 (1); or

a school-related institution established under the Education Act 2004, section 20 (3).

hospital, for division 2.3 (Access for patients and visitors)—see section 15 (1).

period poverty—see section 7.

period product means a manufactured item designed to absorb or collect menstrual flow.

Examples

 menstrual cup

 period underwear

 sanitary pad

 tampon

principles of dignity—see section 6.

responsible entity, for an approved suitable place, means the entity who applied for the place to be included on the suitable places list under section 11.

sanitary waste facility means a facility for the hygienic disposal of waste period products.

student means a person who is enrolled, or regularly attends classes, with an education provider.

suitable places list—see section 8 (1).

territory-funded work, for part 3 (Workplace access to facilities)—see the Government Procurement Act 2001, section 22F.

workplace, for part 3 (Workplace access to facilities)—see section 19.