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 Home : Reporting and Compliance : Complying With the Act : Sanctions For Not Complying

Employers who are required to report under the Act and fail to meet the requirements of the legislation may incur a sanction.

Employers can fail to meet the requirements of the legislation by either:

  • Not submitting a report on their program; or
  • Submitting a report which does not meet the requirements of the Act.

There are two consequences for failing to comply with the Act:

  • Naming in a report tabled in Parliament – which is a public document and may attract public notice; and
  • Contract compliance policy makes organisations unable to tender for government contracts and industry assistance.

When a Named Organisation Complies with the Act

If an employer has been formally named as non-compliant in a report to the Minister for the Status of Women, the employer can still become compliant with the Act at any time thereafter.

Once an employer submits a report that meets the requirements of the Act the employer is removed from the list of non-compliant organisations on our website and is no longer affected by the contract compliance policy.
 
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