Bill
Australian Government Boards (Gender Balanced Representation) Bill 2015
lapsed, as at 2016-05-09.
- Sponsor
- Nick Xenophon
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2015-06-24
- second reading — 2015-06-24
- other — 2016-04-17
- other — 2016-04-19
- other — 2016-05-09
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2015-06-24.
The bill would make it a legal requirement, not just a goal, for government boards to have balanced gender representation.
Officials appointing board members would have to ensure at least 40 per cent of members are men and at least 40 per cent are women.
Each portfolio department would have to report annually on the gender mix of its boards, and the Minister for Women would publish a consolidated report for Parliament.
- Replaces the current aspirational target with a positive obligation for each board appointment.
- Requires Commonwealth officials to ensure each board has at least 40 per cent men and 40 per cent women.
- Mandates annual portfolio reports on board gender composition.
- Requires the Minister for Women to publish and table a consolidated report in Parliament.
Commonwealth officials making appointments, portfolio departments, government boards, and the Minister for Women.
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