Summary
Amends the:
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999
to expand the application of the Act to men and all employers and employees in the workplace by: amending the short title of the Act to
Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012
; reflecting the change in the name of the administering agency and its director; expanding the advice and education functions of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA); requiring certain employers to prepare public reports relating to gender equality indicators; providing for WGEA to monitor employer compliance; and making consequential amendments; and
Equal Employment Opportunity (Commonwealth Authorities) Act 1987
to make consequential amendments. Also amends the
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999
to make amendments consequential on the commencement of the
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011
.