Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012

The following is a simplified outline of this Part:

• The Minister must set gender equality standards in relation to gender equality indicators, relevant employers and reporting periods.

• The Agency may review a relevant employer’s compliance with this Act by seeking further information from the employer. The Agency may do this on a random basis.

• If a relevant employer fails to comply with this Act, the Agency may name the employer in a report given to the Minister or by electronic or other means (for example, on the Agency’s website or in a newspaper).

• Examples of a failure to comply with this Act are a failure by a relevant employer to lodge a public report on time or to give the Agency information under section 19A.

• If the Agency proposes to name a relevant employer, the Agency must give the employer notice in writing of the proposal and the reasons for the proposal.

• Relevant employers failing to comply with this Act may not be eligible to compete for contracts under the Commonwealth procurement framework and may not be eligible for Commonwealth grants or other financial assistance.