GENDER EQUALITY ACT 2020 - SECT 13 Plan prepared for another purpose may be taken to be a Gender Equality Action Plan

GENDER EQUALITY ACT 2020 - SECT 13

    (1)     A defined entity may submit to the Commissioner a report or document prepared by the defined entity for another purpose and request that it be taken to be a Gender Equality Action Plan.

    (2)     The report or document is taken to be a Gender Equality Action Plan for the defined entity if the Commissioner is satisfied that—

        (a)     the report or document includes the matters set out in section 10(1); and

        (b)     the report or document has been prepared in accordance with section 10(2) ; and

        (c)     the report or document has been prepared no more than 12 months before the start of the Gender Equality Action Plan reporting year concerned.

    (3)     If the report or other document is taken to be a Gender Equality Action Plan, the defined entity must publish it on its website, and notify the governing body, the employees and employee representatives of that publication.