Family Restroom Facilities Act, 2002 Parsons, Ernie — Bill 57 (37th Parliament, 3rd Session)

Bill 57, 37-3

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Bill 57, Family Restroom Facilities Act, 2002

Parsons, Ernie

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Bill 57 2002

An Act to facilitate families

by requiring that all buildings

open to the public be equipped with

family restroom facilities

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative

Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Definition

1. In this Act,

"building" includes an arena, stadium, shopping centre, casino or other

structure to which the public has access.

Family restroom facilities to be available

(1) Family restroom facilities

that meet the standard set out in subsection (2) shall be installed in a

readily accessible place in the following locations:

1. Buildings under the jurisdiction of the Province of Ontario, including

buildings to which the Crown in right of Ontario or a Crown agency has title

or of which the Crown in right of Ontario or a Crown agency is a lessee.

2. Municipal buildings to which the public has general access.

3. Privately owned buildings over 50,000 square feet to which the public

has general access.

Same

(2) A family restroom facility means a restroom facility that

is suitable for the needs of families or groups that are travelling with

babies, with children and with people with disabilities and that,

(

a) includes a toilet, a washbasin and a change table that is capable of

supporting an adult;

(

b) is accessible to people with disabilities;

(

c) is large enough to permit a member of the family or group to accompany

another member of the family or group to assist him or her in using the

facilities; and

(

d) is open to both genders and permits a person of one gender to assist a

member of the other gender in using the facilities.

Commencement

3. This Act comes into force on January 1,

Short title

4. The

short title of this Act is the Family

Restroom Facilities Act, 2002 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill requires that family restroom facilities be available, as of

January 1, 2005, in significant public buildings, including privately owned

buildings such as shopping centres, arenas and stadiums that have significant

public access.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

May 28, 2002

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

May

28, 2002

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :

January 1, 2005

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 57, 37-3
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p37 s3 bill 57 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	aa3683d5035e8c197c5310ee89b801a41650933f

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