Victorian Numbered Acts

GENDER EQUALITY ACT 2020 (NO. 5 OF 2020)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Objects of Act  
   5.      Meaning of defined entity  
   6.      Gender equality principles  

   PART 2--DUTY TO PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY

   7.      Duty to promote gender equality  
   8.      Duty does not give rise to legal rights etc.  

   PART 3--GENDER IMPACT ASSESSMENTS

   9.      Defined entity must undertake gender impact assessments  

   PART 4--WORKPLACE GENDER EQUALITY

           Division 1--Gender Equality Action Plans

   10.     Defined entity must prepare Gender Equality Action Plan  
   11.     Workplace gender audit  
   12.     Publication and submission of Gender Equality Action Plan  
   13.     Plan prepared for another purpose may be taken to be a Gender Equality Action Plan  
   14.     Commissioner to keep register of Gender Equality Action Plans  
   15.     Gender Equality Action Plan may be amended  

           Division 2--Workplace gender equality indicators

   16.     Defined entity must make reasonable and material progress  

           Division 3--Gender equality targets and quotas

   17.     Prescribed gender equality targets and quotas  
   18.     Defined entity must make progress  

   PART 5--REPORTS

   19.     Defined entity must prepare progress report  
   20.     Progress report must be submitted to Commissioner and published  
   21.     Commissioner must keep a register of progress reports  

   PART 6--MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE

   22.     Compliance notices  
   23.     Form and content of compliance notice  
   24.     Defined entity may disagree with a compliance notice  
   25.     Review by Tribunal of decision to confirm compliance notice  
   26.     Actions to be taken if compliance notice not complied with  
   27.     Enforceable undertakings  

   PART 7--PUBLIC SECTOR GENDER EQUALITY COMMISSIONER

           Division 1--Public Sector Gender Equality Commissioner

   28.     Public Sector Gender Equality Commissioner  
   29.     Appointment  
   30.     Terms and conditions of appointment  
   31.     Remuneration and allowances  
   32.     Vacancy and resignation of Commissioner  
   33.     Suspension of Commissioner and removal from office  
   34.     Acting Commissioner  
   35.     Remuneration and allowances for acting Commissioner  

           Division 2--Functions and powers

   36.     Functions of the Commissioner  
   37.     Powers of the Commissioner  

           Division 3--Functions in relation to enterprise agreements

   38.     Definitions  
   39.     Commissioner may deal with gender equality disputes in agreements  
   40.     Commissioner's powers in relation to disputes  
   41.     Commissioner may issue policies and procedures  
   42.     Commissioner may terminate dispute resolution  

           Division 4--General

   43.     Assistance to be provided  
   44.     Ministerial directions  
   45.     Delegation  
   46.     Secrecy  

   PART 8--MISCELLANEOUS

           Division 1--Guidelines

   47.     Minister may issue guidelines relating to obligations of defined entities  
   48.     Funding guidelines  
   49.     Procurement guidelines  

           Division 2--State Gender Equality Action Plan

   50.     State Gender Equality Action Plan  

           Division 3--Personal information

   51.     Publication of personal information prohibited  

           Division 4--Review of Act

   52.     Review of operation of Act after 4 years  
   53.     Review of operation of Act after 8 years  

           Division 5--Regulations

   54.     Regulations  

   PART 9--CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT

           Division 1--Amendment of Local Government Act 2019

   55.     Functions of the Chief Executive Officer  

           Division 2--Repeal of this Part

   56.     Repeal of this Part  
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