❓ Hon Michelle Hofmann raises concerns about privacy, safety, and dignity regarding changes to bathroom facilities in the National Construction Code 2025 and questions the consultation process. The Minister's representative states that the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) conducted national consultation on 'all gender facilities' between May and July 2024, with a draft released in February 2026.
AnsweredQoN 496Legislative Council
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National Construction Code
496. Hon Michelle Hofmann to the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Commerce:
I refer to community
concerns around privacy, safety and dignity relating to changes to the
provision of bathroom facilities in the National Construction Code 2025.
(1) Was any consultation undertaken prior
to the new code being adopted?
(2) If yes to (1), who was consulted and
when did this consultation occur?
(3) If no to (1), why not?
496. Hon Michelle Hofmann to the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Commerce:
I refer to community
concerns around privacy, safety and dignity relating to changes to the
provision of bathroom facilities in the National Construction Code 2025.
(1) Was any consultation undertaken prior
to the new code being adopted?
(2) If yes to (1), who was consulted and
when did this consultation occur?
(3) If no to (1), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice of the
question.
(1)–(3) Consultation is undertaken by the
Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB), which develops each National
Construction Code edition for all Australian states and territories. The ABCB
consulted nationally between May and July 2024 on the voluntary Deemed-to-Satisfy
pathway for all gender facilities in the 2025 edition of the National
Construction Code and released a preview draft for public comment in February
2026.
question.
(1)–(3) Consultation is undertaken by the
Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB), which develops each National
Construction Code edition for all Australian states and territories. The ABCB
consulted nationally between May and July 2024 on the voluntary Deemed-to-Satisfy
pathway for all gender facilities in the 2025 edition of the National
Construction Code and released a preview draft for public comment in February
2026.
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