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Meaning of period poverty

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Part 1Preliminary

7 Meaning of period poverty

For this Act, a person experiences period poverty if the person is in financial, social, cultural or physical circumstances that prevent the person from accessing, when needed, any of the following:

(a)

period products;

(b)

menstrual hygiene information;

(c)

toilets;

(d)

handwashing facilities;

(e)

sanitary waste facilities.

Part 2 Access to period products

Division 2.1 Access in the community

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