GENDER EQUALITY ACT 2020 - SECT 54 Regulations

GENDER EQUALITY ACT 2020 - SECT 54

    (1)     The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to any matter or thing required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed or necessary to be prescribed to give effect to this Act.

    (2)     Without limiting subsection (1), the regulations may prescribe matters for or with respect to the following—

        (a)     matters to be included in Gender Equality Action Plans and format of Gender Equality Action Plans;

        (b)     matters to be included in gender impact assessments, the process for undertaking gender impact assessments and format of gender impact assessments;

        (c)     matters to be included in workplace gender audits, the process for undertaking workplace gender audits and format of workplace gender audits;

        (d)     method and format for progress reports.

    (3)     Regulations made under this Act—

        (a)     may be of general or limited application; and

        (b)     may differ according to differences in time, place or circumstances; and

        (c)     may leave any matter or thing to be from time to time determined, applied, dispensed with or regulated by a specified person; and

        (d)     may exempt persons or things from the application of the whole or any provision of this Act or the regulations, subject to conditions or unconditionally; and

        (e)     may confer powers or impose duties in connection with the regulations on any specified person or specified class of persons; and

        (f)     may apply, adopt or incorporate, with or without modification, any matter contained in any document, code, standard, rule, specification or method formulated, issued, prescribed or published by any person or body—

              (i)     wholly or partially or as amended by the regulations; or

              (ii)     as formulated, issued, prescribed (whether under this or any other Act) or published at the time the regulations are made or at any time before then; or

              (iii)     as formulated, issued, prescribed (whether under this or any other Act) or published from time to time.

Pt 8A (Heading and s. 54A) inserted by No. 20/2022 s. 67.

Part 8A—Transitionals

S. 54A inserted by No. 20/2022 s. 67.