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All-gender bathrooms proposed for Victorian workplaces and footy ovals
From a report in The Age
By Chloe Booker
Employers could soon be required to include all-gender bathrooms in Victorian workplaces where possible, as sporting organisations prepare to put them in Melbourne’s major stadiums.
A WorkSafe review is assessing the duty for employers to provide toilets that accommodate users’ gender diversity under Victoria’s occupational health and safety laws.
An AFL spokesman said the organisation wanted football matches to be an inclusive and safe environment for everyone.
“Part of that journey is working with our stadium partners to continue to upgrade the facilities where possible and ensure the relevant modifications are included in any future works – including in our upcoming redevelopment at Marvel Stadium and the Docklands precinct,” he said.
The Victorian Pride Lobby co-convenor Nevena Spirovska said all-gender bathrooms needed to be separate from shared disabled toilets.
“We welcome WorkSafe reviewing its guidance for workplaces to explore the possibility of providing all gender bathrooms in addition to bathrooms for men, women and people with a disability,” she said.
WorkSafe’s compliance code currently stipulates that employers need to provide clean and hygienic toilets, with separate male and female stalls in workplaces with more than 10 workers or where there isn’t a majority of one gender.
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