The Workplace Gender Equality Agency is an Australian Government statutory agency created by the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 (WGE Act).
The actions of the Agency and requirements for employers are detailed in the WGE Act and associated Legislative Instruments. Workplace Gender Equality (Gender Equality Standards) Instrument 2023 and the Workplace Gender Equality (Matters in relation to Gender Equality Indicators) Instrument 2023).
In March 2025, federal parliament passed the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Setting Gender Equality Targets) Act 2025 and created the Workplace Gender Equality (Gender Equality Targets) Instrument 2025 to require employers who directly employ 500 or more employees to select and meet or demonstrate improvement against gender equality targets.