Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012

to promote and improve gender equality (including equal remuneration between women and men) in employment and in the workplace; and

to support employers to remove barriers to the full and equal participation of women in the workforce, in recognition of the disadvantaged position of women in relation to employment matters; and

to promote, amongst employers, the elimination of discrimination on the basis of gender in relation to employment matters (including in relation to family and caring responsibilities); and

to foster workplace consultation between employers and employees on issues concerning gender equality in employment and in the workplace; and

to improve the productivity and competitiveness of Australian business through the advancement of gender equality in employment and in the workplace.