Report

REPORT - March 2023

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Contents

List of recommendations

Chapter 1 - Introduction and background

Referral
Conduct of the inquiry
Report structure
The problem—Australia’s gender pay gap
Australia’s current legislative approach to workplace gender equality
Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 Review
Purpose of the bill
Structure of the bill
Compatibility with human rights
Consideration by the Scrutiny of Bills Committee
Financial impact statement

Chapter 2 - Key issues and committee views

General support for the bill
Publishing gender pay gap information
Gender equality standards
Providing reports to governing bodies
Gender equality indicators
CEO of WGEA
Review recommendations not addressed by the bill
Committee view

Employers required to report
Reporting indicators
Compliance monitoring and enforcement

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