Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations(1) An employer must ensure that appropriate amenities are provided for employees while they are at the workplace.
(2) What is appropriate must be decided having regard to the circumstances, including—
(a) the nature of the work undertaken at the workplace; and
(b) the size, nature and location of the workplace; and
(c) the number of men and women at the workplace.
Example
It may be appropriate to provide a bus driver with a place to store personal items while driving the bus, but it may not be appropriate to provide a toilet on the bus. Appropriate toilets would need to be provided at depots and interchanges.
Note An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).
(3) In this section:
"amenities" means facilities for the welfare or personal hygiene needs of people.
Examples
1 toilets
2 seating
3 meal rooms
4 change rooms
5 drinking water
6 lockers for personal belongings
7 showers or washing facilities