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Public Sector Act 2022
sec.28Equity and diversity plan
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### sec.28 Equity and diversity plan
The chief executive of a prescribed entity must, as part of the entity’s workforce planning, make a document (an equity and diversity plan ) that identifies the measures for improving equity and diversity in the entity in relation to employment matters.
Without limiting subsection (1) , the measures identified in the equity and diversity plan must include—
the establishment of objectives, strategies and targets for the employment of people who are members of 1 or more diversity target groups in the prescribed entity; and
any other measure prescribed by regulation.
The equity and diversity plan must be published—
on the prescribed entity’s website; or
if the prescribed entity does not have a website, in another publicly available way the chief executive of the entity considers appropriate.
The chief executive of the prescribed entity—
must review the equity and diversity plan annually; and
may amend the plan at any time, having regard to the most recent equity and diversity audit and equity and diversity report; and
is responsible for the implementation and outcomes of the plan.
To remove any doubt, it is declared that the equity and diversity plan may also address matters about a group of employees that is not a diversity target group.
people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities or intersex variations
(sec.28-ssec.1) The chief executive of a prescribed entity must, as part of the entity’s workforce planning, make a document (an equity and diversity plan ) that identifies the measures for improving equity and diversity in the entity in relation to employment matters.
(sec.28-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the measures identified in the equity and diversity plan must include— the establishment of objectives, strategies and targets for the employment of people who are members of 1 or more diversity target groups in the prescribed entity; and any other measure prescribed by regulation.
(sec.28-ssec.3) The equity and diversity plan must be published— on the prescribed entity’s website; or if the prescribed entity does not have a website, in another publicly available way the chief executive of the entity considers appropriate.
(sec.28-ssec.4) The chief executive of the prescribed entity— must review the equity and diversity plan annually; and may amend the plan at any time, having regard to the most recent equity and diversity audit and equity and diversity report; and is responsible for the implementation and outcomes of the plan.
(sec.28-ssec.5) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the equity and diversity plan may also address matters about a group of employees that is not a diversity target group. people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities or intersex variations
- (a) the establishment of objectives, strategies and targets for the employment of people who are members of 1 or more diversity target groups in the prescribed entity; and
- (b) any other measure prescribed by regulation.
- (a) on the prescribed entity’s website; or
- (b) if the prescribed entity does not have a website, in another publicly available way the chief executive of the entity considers appropriate.
- (a) must review the equity and diversity plan annually; and
- (b) may amend the plan at any time, having regard to the most recent equity and diversity audit and equity and diversity report; and
- (c) is responsible for the implementation and outcomes of the plan.