Gender Equality Act 2020

In this Act—

Commissioner means the Public Sector Gender Equality Commissioner appointed under section 29;

compliance notice means a compliance notice issued under section 22;

S. 3 def. of Council amended by No. 20/2022 s. 61(a).

Council has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act 2020;

S. 3 def. of Councillor inserted by No. 20/2022 s. 61(c).

Councillor has the same meaning as it has in section 3(1) of the Local Government Act 2020;

Court Services Victoria means the body of that name established under section 5 of the Court Services Victoria Act 2014;

defined entity has the meaning given in section 5(1);

Department has the same meaning as in section 4(1) of the Public Administration Act 2004;

employee, of a defined entity, means a person employed by the defined entity on a full-time, part-time, casual or fixed term basis (including an apprentice or trainee) but does not include—

gender equality means equality of rights, opportunities, responsibilities and outcomes between persons of different genders;

Gender Equality Action Plan means a Gender Equality Action Plan referred to in section 10, and includes a report or document taken to be a Gender Equality Action Plan under section 13;

Gender Equality Action Plan reporting year means the following—

gender equality principles means the principles set out in section 6;

gender equality quotas means quotas prescribed under section 17(2);

gender equality targets means targets prescribed under section 17(1);

gender impact assessment means an assessment undertaken under section 9;

governing body, in relation to a defined entity, means a board of directors, trustees, committee of management, council or other governing authority of the defined entity;

Office of Public Prosecutions means the body of that name established under the Public Prosecutions Act 1994;

S. 3 def. of personal information inserted by No. 20/2022 s. 61(c).

personal information has the same meaning as it has in section 3 of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014;

progress report means a report submitted under section 19;

public entity has the meaning given by section 5 of the Public Administration Act 2004;

public service body has the same meaning as in section 4(1) of the Public Administration Act 2004;

S. 3 def. of Secretary amended by No. 20/2022 s. 61(b).

Secretary means the Secretary to the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing;

special body has the meaning given by section 6 of the Public Administration Act 2004;

State Gender Equality Action Plan means the State Gender Equality Action Plan developed by the Minister under section 50;

State Gender Equality Action Plan report means the State Gender Equality Action Plan report prepared under section 50;

Tribunal means VCAT;

workforce, in relation to a defined entity, means the employees of that entity;

workplace gender audit means a workplace gender audit undertaken under section 11;

workplace gender equality indicators means the following—