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AUS-1986-L-2947
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 (No. 91, 1986).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Australia
Subjects (Classification)
Equality of opportunity and treatment
Adopted on (Date of text)
1986-09-03
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999; Affirmative Action (Equal Employment Opportunity for Women) Act 1986
Abstract/Citation
The Act requires designated employers (private employers with 100 or more employees in Australia, and institutions of higher education) to develop affirmative action programmes. These programmes shall be designed to ensure that appropriate measures and action are taken to eliminate discrimination against women and to promote equal opportunity for them. The contents of the programme shall include policy statements, designation of persons responsible for implementing the programme, consultation with trade unions and employees, collection and recording of statistics, examination of policies and practices tending to discriminate, establishment of quantitative objectives and estimates, and monitoring and evaluation. Employers are required to report on these matters. The Act sets up the post of Director of Affirmative Action, whose functions and powers are defined.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
1989-05-24 (AUS-1989-L-8621)
Affirmative Action (Equal Employment Opportunity for Women) Amendment Act 1989. No. 30.
Amending text(s)
1992-11-04 (AUS-1992-L-33090)
Affirmative Action (Equal Employment Opportunity for Women) Amendment Act 1992 (No. 181 of 1992)
Amending text(s)
2002-12-11 (AUS-2002-L-68949)
Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment Act 2002 (No. 127 of 2002).
Amending text(s)
2001-10-01 (AUS-2001-L-69116)
Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 142 of 2001).
Amending text(s)
2002-11-14 (AUS-2002-L-69443)
Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Registration and Accountability of Organisations) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2002 (No. 105 of 2002)).
Amending text(s)
2012-12-11 (AUS-2012-L-91797)
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Amendment Act 2012 (Act No. 179 of 2012).
Related Text region
Related text(s)
1987 (AUS-1987-L-88593)
Equal Employment Opportunity (Commonwealth Authorities) Act 1987 (No. 20, 1987).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
ComLaw
Publisher
Attorney General's Department
Country
Australia
URL
http://www.comlaw.gov.au
File
AUS2947 2016.pdf (PDF of Act as amended to Act No. 33, 2016)
Serial region
Serial title
Printed separately
Page range
16 p.