Affirmative Action Agency
1986 – 1999
Renamed Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency in 1999.
Agency headed by the Director of Affirmative Action that administered the requirement for private sector employers of 100 or more staff and higher education institutions to develop and report on affirmative action programs for women.
Names over time
- Affirmative Action Agency1986–1999
- Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency1999–2012
- Workplace Gender Equality Agency2012–present
How it came into existence
Established in 1986 under the Affirmative Action (Equal Employment Opportunity for Women) Act 1986, taking over the affirmative action pilot program and employer advice previously run by the Office of the Status of Women in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
- Affirmative action pilot program and advice to employers
Legislation: Affirmative Action (Equal Employment Opportunity for Women) Act 1986
How it ended
Renamed the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency in 1999, when its Act was amended and retitled the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999.
- Administration of employer reporting on equal opportunity for women
Main functions
- Receiving and assessing employers' affirmative action reports
- Advice and education for employers
- Naming non-compliant employers in reports to Parliament
- Research on women's employment
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business.
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