{"id":"equal-opportunity-regulations-1986","name":"Equal Opportunity Regulations 1986","slug":"equal-opportunity-regulations-1986","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":176617,"registerId":"wa-equal-opportunity-regulations-1986-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Equal Opportunity Regulations 1986","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nEqual Opportunity Act 1984\n\nEqual Opportunity Regulations 1986\n\nWestern Australia\n\nEqual Opportunity Regulations 1986\n\nContents\n\nPart 1 — Preliminary\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Forms 1\n\nPart 2 — Complaints and preliminary matters\n\n3. Form of complaint 2\n\n4. Representative complaint 2\n\nPart 7 — Application for exemption or variation\n\n24. Commissioner a party to application 3\n\nPart 10 — Management plans\n\n32B. Reporting date for certain authorities under section 146 of the Act 4\n\n33. Implementation of management plans 4\n\nSchedule 1\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 9\n\n  \n\nWestern Australia\n\nEqual Opportunity Act 1984\n\nEqual Opportunity Regulations 1986\n\n## Part 1 — Preliminary\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\nThese regulations may be cited as the *Equal Opportunity Regulations 1986* 1.\n\n##### 2. Forms\n\nThe forms to be used in relation to matters arising under the Act shall be those set out in Schedule 1, but where no form is prescribed then a form shall be adapted or prepared so as to deal with the matter in question.\n\n[Regulation 2 amended: Gazette 9 November 1990 p. 5529; disallowed: Gazette 25 January 1991 p. 326.]\n\n## Part 2 — Complaints and preliminary matters\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 30 Dec 2004 p. 7007.]\n\n##### 3. Form of complaint\n\nA complaint lodged with the Commissioner under section 83 of the Act shall be in writing and, if the Commissioner requires, shall be in the form set out in Form 1 in Schedule 1.\n\n##### 4. Representative complaint\n\nThe Tribunal shall determine at an interim hearing whether any complaint shall be dealt with as a representative complaint.\n\n[Regulation 4 inserted: Gazette 30 Dec 2004 p. 7007.]\n\n[Parts 3-6 deleted: Gazette 30 Dec 2004 p. 7007.]\n\n## Part 7 — Application for exemption or variation\n\n[**21-23.** Deleted: Gazette 30 Dec 2004 p. 7008.]\n\n##### 24. Commissioner a party to application\n\nThe executive officer of the Tribunal shall cause a copy of every application for an exemption or a further exemption or the variation of an exemption or further exemption to be served upon the Commissioner who shall be a party to every such application unless the Commissioner lodges an affidavit with the executive officer setting out the reasons why the Commissioner does not wish to be a party to the application.\n\n[Regulation 24 amended: Gazette 30 Dec 2004 p. 7008.]\n\n[**25-27.** Deleted: Gazette 30 Dec 2004 p. 7008.]\n\n[Parts 8 and 9 deleted: Gazette 30 Dec 2004 p. 7008.]\n\n## Part 10 — Management plans\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 20 May 1988 p. 1669.]\n\n##### 32B. Reporting date for certain authorities under section 146 of the Act\n\n(1) The chief executive officer of a public authority within the meaning of section 139(1)(d) of the Act, other than a public authority referred to in subregulation (2), shall report to the Director under section 146(1) of the Act no later than 8 August in each year.\n\n(2) The chief executive officer of a local government shall report to the Director under section 146(1) of the Act no later than 8 December in each year.\n\n[Regulation 32B inserted: Gazette 8 November 1991 p. 5722; amended: Gazette 30 Dec 2004 p. 7008.]\n\n##### 33. Implementation of management plans\n\nIn accordance with section 145(4)(b) of the Act the body, the name of which is set out in column 1, shall implement a management plan on or before the date set out opposite that body in column 2 —\n\n| **Column 1** | **Column 2** |\n| --- | --- |\n| Curtin University ............................................. | 31 March 1989 |\n| Murdoch University ......................................... | 31 March 1989 |\n| University of Western Australia ...................... | 31 March 1989 |\n| Western Australian College of Advanced Education ................................................. | 31 March 1989 |\n\n\n[Regulation 33 inserted: Gazette 20 May 1988 p. 1669.]\n\n[**34**. Inserted: Gazette 9 November 1990 p. 5529; disallowed: Gazette 25 January 1991 p. 326.]\n\nSchedule 1\n\n[Regulation 2]\n\n| **FORM 1**<br>EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION<br>(Agent for the Human Rights Commission)<br>**COMPLAINT/ENQUIRY FORM** |\n| --- |\n| Complete Parts A and B.<br>After speaking with a Conciliation Officer, complete Part C and return the whole form to the Equal Opportunity Commission.<br>PART A<br>Name:...............................................................................................................<br>Address:............................................................................................................<br>...............................................................................Postcode............................<br>Telephone: (0 ) .................................... H (0 )..........................................W<br>I am complaining about:<br>Name of Person/Company/Organisation: ........................................................<br>..........................................................................................................................<br>Address: ...........................................................................................................<br>Telephone: (0 ) ............................................H<br>Date of alleged discrimination: .......................................................................<br>Ground of alleged discrimination (Please tick)<br>— Race<br>— Sex<br>— Marital Status<br>— Political Conviction<br>— Religious Conviction<br>— Other (Please specify)<br>PART B<br>Set out the details of the alleged discrimination.<br>Enclose any documents, letters or notices that relate to your statement. Your statement may be written in any community language.<br>..........................................................................................................................<br>..........................................................................................................................<br>.......................................................................................................................... |\n\n| Page 2<br>..........................................................................................................................<br>..........................................................................................................................<br>..........................................................................................................................<br>..........................................................................................................................<br>..........................................................................................................................<br>..........................................................................................................................<br>..........................................................................................................................<br>..........................................................................................................................<br>..........................................................................................................................<br>..........................................................................................................................<br>..........................................................................................................................<br>..........................................................................................................................<br>..........................................................................................................................<br>..........................................................................................................................<br>..........................................................................................................................<br>..........................................................................................................................<br>..........................................................................................................................<br>..........................................................................................................................<br>..........................................................................................................................<br>..........................................................................................................................<br>..........................................................................................................................<br>Signature: ............................................<br>Date: ....................................... |\n| --- |\n\n| Page 3<br>PART C<br>Before completing this part, speak with a Conciliation Officer. Persons outside the metropolitan area may reverse charges on this call.<br>It is important that you are aware of the different remedies for discrimination available under the laws which are now in force. You may be required to select the law under which you wish to proceed.<br>You are advised to contact a Conciliation Officer and have this explained before you complete this part.<br>Having discussed these matters with a Conciliation Officer, I wish to proceed under: (Please tick)<br>🞏 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT (W.A.)<br>🞏 THE SEX DISCRIMINATION ACT (Federal)<br>🞏 THE RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ACT (Federal)<br>🞏 THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ACT (Federal)<br>Signature: ............................................<br>Date: ....................................... |\n| --- |\n| Return this form to the<br>EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION<br>1ST FLOOR<br>5 MILL STREET<br>PERTH WA 6000 3 |\n\n\n[Forms 2-7 deleted: Gazette 30 Dec 2004 p. 7008.]\n\n![]()\n\n**FORM 7**\n\nEqual Opportunity Tribunal\n\n**APPLICATION FOR FURTHER EXEMPTION OR VARIATION OF**\n\n**EXEMPTION**\n\nEqual Opportunity Tribunal\n\nNo. of 20\n\nIn the matter of an application\n\nby\n\nfor further exemption/variation of exemption from the provisions of the *Equal Opportunity Act 1984*\n\n...............................................................of..............................................................\n\nhereby apply for further exemption/variation of exemption from the following provision of the Equal Opportunity Act —\n\nThe exemption is sought for the period of..............................................................\n\n..............................................\n\nApplicant.\n\n[Schedule 1 amended: Gazette 30 Dec 2004 p. 7008.]\n\nNotes\n\n1 This is a compilation of the *Equal Opportunity Regulations 1986* and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Citation** | **Gazettal** | **Commencement** | **Miscellaneous** |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| *Equal Opportunity Regulations 1986* | 31 January 1986 pp. 349‑54 | 31 January 1986 |  |\n| *Equal Opportunity Amendment Regulations 1988* | 20 May 1988    p. 1669 | 20 May 1988 |  |\n| *Equal Opportunity Amendment Regulations 1989* | 6 October 1989 p. 3727 | 6 October 1989 |  |\n| *Equal Opportunity Amendment Regulations 1990* | 9 November 1990 p. 5529   (Disallowed in *Gazette* 25 January 1991 p. 326) | 9 November 1990 |  |\n| *Equal Opportunity Amendment Regulations 1991* | 8 November 1991 p. 5722 | 8 November 1991 |  |\n| *Equal Opportunity Amendment Regulations 2004* | 30 Dec 2004 p. 7007-8 | 1 Jan 2005 (see r. 2 and *Gazette* 31 Dec 2004 p. 7130) |  |\n\n\n2 Footnote no longer applicable.\n\n3 Now 32 St. George’s Terrace Perth WA 6000\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as the legislative text was not available in the provided source material. No comparison between original and current intent is possible."},"complexity_factors":["No actual legislative content was provided — the source page returned a 404-style error message","Unable to assess substantive complexity, cross-references, definitions, or regulatory obligations","Score of 1 reflects absence of analysable content, not simplicity of the underlying law"],"plain_english_summary":"## Equal Opportunity Regulations 1986 (WA)\n\n**⚠️ Content Unavailable**\n\nThe source document provided does not contain the actual text of the *Equal Opportunity Regulations 1986* (Western Australia). Instead, the page returned an error message indicating the content has been moved or is no longer accessible at that web address due to system upgrades.\n\n**What we do know:**\n- This is a **Western Australian** subordinate law (regulations sit beneath a parent Act — in this case, the *Equal Opportunity Act 1984* (WA))\n- It dates from **1986**, suggesting it has been in place for nearly four decades\n- Equal opportunity legislation generally affects **employers, service providers, educational institutions, and individuals** by setting out rules against discrimination on grounds such as sex, race, age, disability, and religious belief\n\n**To access the actual content**, visit the [Western Australian Legislation website](https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au) and search for \"Equal Opportunity Regulations 1986\" directly."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Amendments and deletions (notably those recorded in the compilation table and Gazette entries, including 2004 changes) have narrowed and refocused the regulations toward procedural and administrative matters: prescribed forms (Schedule 1), service and party status for exemption applications, annual reporting dates (regulation 32B) and fixed management-plan deadlines for named universities (regulation 33). The instrument now primarily sets filing, reporting and implementation mechanics rather than broader substantive regulatory duties."},"complexity_factors":["Procedural focus: mostly administrative rules (forms, service, reporting dates, implementation deadlines) which reduces substantive legal complexity.","Cross-references to the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (requires reading the Act to understand the legal effect of these regulations).","Differentiated obligations and deadlines (public authorities generally vs local governments) requiring attention to categorisation.","Interplay of multiple actors (Commissioner, Tribunal, Director, executive officer, named institutions) with discrete decision or filing roles.","Historical amendments and deletions (several Parts and Forms deleted; insertions in 1988–2004) create a need to track the operative text over time.","Prescribed Schedule forms contain factual and election choices (e.g. selecting which law to proceed under) that affect downstream process and remedies."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set procedural rules under the Equal Opportunity Act 1984: they prescribe the complaint form and how complaints are lodged, require the Commissioner be served and be a party to exemption applications (unless the Commissioner files an affidavit), set annual reporting dates for public authorities and local governments, and fix deadlines for certain universities to implement management plans. They affect complainants, the Commissioner, the Tribunal, the Director, public authorities (including local governments) and the named universities by imposing filing, reporting and implementation duties and allocating decision roles."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulations have shrunk dramatically from their original scope. The 2004 amendments deleted entire Parts (3-6, 8-9) and multiple regulations (21-23, 25-27, Forms 2-7), suggesting the original regulations covered far more procedural ground. What remains is a skeletal framework focused on complaint forms, exemption applications, and management plan reporting deadlines. The original intent appears to have been a comprehensive procedural code, but it has been stripped back to essential administrative minimums."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (only 4 substantive regulations currently in force, with many parts deleted)","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to specific sections of the parent Act)","Simple procedural rules with clear deadlines and form requirements","No nested exceptions or complex conditional logic","Heavy deletion history (Parts 3-6, 8-9 and multiple regulations deleted in 2004) makes the structure fragmented but not complex in substance","Only 1 defined term implicitly used ('Act' refers to the Equal Opportunity Act 1984)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a set of administrative rules (called 'regulations') made under Western Australia's Equal Opportunity Act 1984. It essentially handles the paperwork and procedures for dealing with discrimination complaints and ensuring public bodies promote equal opportunity.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Sets out the forms** people must use when making discrimination complaints to the Equal Opportunity Commission (Form 1 is the main complaint form)\n- **Sets deadlines** for universities and local governments to submit equal opportunity management plans (universities had to have theirs ready by March 1989; local governments report annually by 8 December, other public authorities by 8 August)\n- **Rules for exemptions** - if someone wants an exemption from the anti-discrimination laws, the Equal Opportunity Commissioner must be notified and can choose to be involved in the hearing\n- **Representative complaints** - allows the Tribunal to decide if a complaint should be handled as a 'representative complaint' (meaning one person can complain on behalf of a group)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone making a discrimination complaint in Western Australia\n- Public authorities (government departments, universities, local councils) who must report on their equal opportunity plans\n- People or organisations seeking exemptions from the Equal Opportunity Act\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThese regulations make the anti-discrimination system work in practice. Without them, there would be no standard way to lodge complaints, no deadlines for organisations to improve their practices, and no clear process for exemptions. The complaint form (Form 1) is particularly important as it's the gateway for people seeking redress for discrimination based on race, sex, marital status, political or religious beliefs."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/equal-opportunity-regulations-1986","history":"/api/acts/equal-opportunity-regulations-1986/history","analysis":"/api/acts/equal-opportunity-regulations-1986/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/equal-opportunity-regulations-1986/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/equal-opportunity-regulations-1986/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/equal-opportunity-regulations-1986/documents"}}