Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE ACT 1999 - SECT 13C

             (1)  The Agency may waive the reporting requirements set out in sections 13, 13A and 13B in respect of a relevant employer:

                     (a)  on application in writing made to it by the relevant employer; or

                     (b)  on its own initiative;

but only if the relevant employer has complied with those requirements for a period of not less than 3 consecutive reporting years, including a period of 3 reporting years beginning before the commencement of this section.

             (2)  Before the Agency waives the reporting requirements in respect of a relevant employer, the Agency must be satisfied that the employer has taken all reasonably practicable measures to address the issues relating to employment matters that affect equal opportunity for women in the employer's workplace.

             (3)  In making a decision under subsection (2), the Agency must have regard to regulations, if any, made for the purposes of subsection (5).

             (4)  The waiver must be in writing and specify the period for which the waiver operates.

             (5)  The regulations may prescribe matters to be taken into account by the Agency when determining if it is satisfied that a relevant employer has taken all reasonably practicable measures to address the issues relating to employment matters that affect equal opportunity for women in the employer's workplace.