Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012
4AMeaning of designated relevant employer
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4A Meaning of designated relevant employer
(1) A relevant employer becomes a designated relevant employer if: (a) the relevant employer employs 500 or more employees at any time; and (b) the relevant employer is not already a designated relevant employer at that time. (2) An employer ceases to be a designated relevant employer if: (a) the number of employees of the employer falls below 400 for a continuous period of 6 months; or (b) the employer ceases to be a relevant employer.
Note: The number of employees for the purpose of this section does not include employees that the employer is taken under subsection 4(3) to employ for the purpose of the definition of relevant employer in subsection 4(1).