Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (COMMONWEALTH AUTHORITIES) ACT 1987 - SECT 6

Without limiting the generality of the definition of program in subsection 3(1), the program of a relevant authority shall provide for action to be taken:

(a)

to inform employees of the contents of the program and of the results of any monitoring and evaluation of the program under paragraph (h);

(b)

to confer responsibility for the development and implementation of the program (including a continuous review of the program), on a person or persons having sufficient authority and status within the management of the relevant authority to enable the person or persons properly to develop and implement the program;

(c)

to consult with each trade union having members affected by the proposal for the development and implementation of the program in accordance with this Act;

(d)

to consult with employees of the relevant authority, particularly employees who are women or persons in designated groups;

(e)

for the collection and recording of statistics and related information concerning employment by the relevant authority, including the number of, and the types of jobs undertaken by, or job classifications of:

(i) employees of either sex; and
(ii) persons in designated groups;

(f)

to consider policies, and examine practices, of the relevant authority, in relation to employment matters to identify:

(i) any policies or practices that discriminate against women or persons in designated groups; and
(ii) any patterns (whether ascertained statistically or otherwise) of lack of equality of opportunity in respect of women or persons in designated groups;

(g)

to set:

(i) the particular objectives to be achieved by the program; and
(ii) the quantitative and other indicators against which the effectiveness of the program is to be assessed;

(h)

to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the program and:

(i) to assess the achievement of those objectives; and
(ii) to assess the effectiveness of the program by comparing statistics and information collected and recorded under paragraph (e) with the indicators against which the effectiveness of the program is to be assessed.