Gender Equality Amendment Regulations 2023 (Vic)

Gender Equality Amendment Regulations 2023

S.R. No. 94/2023

table of provisions

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Commencement

4Principal Regulations

5Objective

6Definitions

7New regulation 4A inserted

8New regulation 5C inserted

9Prescribed designated bodies

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Endnotes

statutory rules 2023

S.R. No. 94/2023

Gender Equality Act 2020

Gender Equality Amendment Regulations 2023

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 29 August 2023

Responsible Minister:

NATALIE HUTCHINS
Minister for Women

SAMUAL WALLACE

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Gender Equality Regulations 2020 to prescribe—

(a)the method and format for progress reports; and

(b)existing regional libraries as defined entities and designated bodies.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 54 of the Gender Equality Act 2020.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 30 September 2023.

4Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Gender Equality Regulations 2020[1] are called the Principal Regulations.

5Objective

(1)Before regulation 1(a) of the Principal Regulations insert—

"(aa)defined entities; and".

(2)After regulation 1(ab) of the Principal Regulations insert—

"(ac)the method and format for progress reports; and".

6Definitions

(1)In regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations insert the following definition—

"existing regional library means a regional library that existed under section 196 of the Local Government Act 1989 immediately before the repeal of sections 196 to 197G of that Act on 1 July 2021 by the Local Government Act 2020 and remains in existence under section 330 of the Local Government Act 2020;".

(2)In regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations, in the definition of university, for "2006;" substitute "2006.".

7New regulation 4A inserted

After regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations insert—

"4A   Prescribed defined entities

For the purposes of section 5(1)(h) of the Act, an existing regional library is prescribed as a defined entity.".

8New regulation 5C inserted

After regulation 5B of the Principal Regulations insert—

"5C   Progress reports—format and progress audit method

(1)A progress report must be in the format (if any) approved by the Commissioner.

(2)For the purposes of section 19(3)(c)(i) of the Act, a progress report demonstrating a defined entity's progress within the relevant period in relation to the workplace gender equality indicators is to be done in accordance with the following method, known as a progress audit—

(a)collect information relating to the workplace gender equality indicators;

(b)compare that information with information from the immediately preceding workplace gender audit relating to the workplace gender equality indicators;

(c)include in the progress report, in the format (if any) approved by the Commissioner—

(i)the information referred to in paragraph (a); and

(ii)the results of the comparison referred to in paragraph (b).

(3)The Commissioner must publish on the Commissioner's website any format approved for the purpose of subregulation (1) or (2)(c).".

9Prescribed designated bodies

(1)In regulation 7(b) of the Principal Regulations, for "university." substitute "university;".

(2)After regulation 7(b) of the Principal Regulations insert—

"(c)an existing regional library.".

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ENDNOTES

[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 97/2020 as amended by S.R. No. 177/2021.