Register to report

Relevant employers must register with WGEA before lodging their first Gender Equality Report (Report). Once registered, employers are automatically enrolled in future reporting programs.

Eligibility to register for reporting

Before registering to lodge a report with WGEA, ensure your organisation meets the relevant employer definition. Review Reporting Eligibility to confirm your status.

Tendering for a government contract

If you are not a relevant employer and are tending for a government contract, refer to Government tenders.

Registration deadline

The date you register with WGEA determines when your first Gender Equality Report is due.

Registrations submitted before the start of each reporting lodgement period (1 April to 31 May) will be enrolled to report in that years program.

Example:

Registration date	First report due
By 31 March	Between 1 April to 31 May in the same year.
On or after 1 April	Between 1 April - 31 May the following year.

Information required to register

To register with WGEA, an employer must complete an online registration application form. The registration form collects multiple details about the organisation, including all employing entities (subsidiaries), if part of a corporate group.

Before accessing the registration form, ensure you have the following information available:

Organisation details	Australian Business Number (ABN). if your organisation does not have an ABN, provide the Australian Company Number (ACN) legal name of organisation trading name, if different to legal name total number of employees organisation ANZSIC Code postal address of organisation street address of organisation company email address (optional, but we recommend a shared/group mailbox that staff can access to ensure important information is received in case the reporting contact is unavailable) company phone number (optional, but recommended) not for profit status.
Primary contact details	The primary reporting contact receives reporting notifications, updates and reminders, including reminders about reporting due dates and if they are at risk of being non-compliant. First and last name Title Position/name of role Email address (work email) Phone number
CEO or head of organisation	The CEO (or equivalent) receives limited but important communications about Gender Equality Reporting. First and last name Title Position/name of role Email address (or staff contact – work email)
Corporate groups - additional information required	If your organisation is part of a corporate group, you must also provide: details for the ultimate parent (whether domestic or global, employing, or non-employing) the above list of details for each employing entity (subsidiary) within the corporate group global parent organisation - if the parent organisation is based outside Australia, select the check box.

Registration instructions

Access the Employer Portal and select ‘Register’.
Choose the appropriate structure of your organisation(s), select:

I am a standalone organisation: - single ABN entity with no parent organisation and no subsidiaries.
I am part of a corporate group: - if you are registering a corporate group, this includes a parent organisation and one or more employing ABNs (subsidiaries).
Complete all required fields within the registration form.
Corporate groups must select ‘add subsidiary organisation’ and include details about all employing entities (ABNs) within their corporate structure.
Review the information you provided in the registration form to ensure it is correct.
Complete the declaration and submit your registration application.

If your registration has been submitted correctly, you will receive a confirmation message on your screen and a confirmation email with further information.

Australian Business Register integration

The WGEA Employer Portal has direct integration with the Australian Business Register (ABR), automatically populating from ABR records into the registration form:

Organisation legal name
ANZSIC Code
Address

Updating information after registration

Changes to address or ANZSIC Code - can be updated via the WGEA Employer Portal once your registration has been processed.
- For instructions about how to update this information, refer to:
  - Maintaining your organisation's details
  - WGEA's Reporting Portal - Quick guide for Maintaining your organisation's contacts
Changes to ABN and legal name – must be updated through the ABR. Once your organisation’s legal name and/or ABN have been changed with the ABR, you must advise us by lodging a support request via the WGEA Employer Portal.

Next steps after registering

After the registration application has been successfully submitted, a WGEA staff member will review and process the registration request.

If we require further information to assess eligibility	We will attempt to contact the primary reporting contact via the email addresses listed on the registration form.
If we do not require further information and your employer is deemed as	A relevant employer	You will be enrolled in a Gender Equality Reporting program and receive a registration outcome email with further information and instructions to prepare for reporting.
	Not a relevant employer	You will receive a registration outcome email with information about why you have not been registered to report.

Adding a subsidiary to a registered corporate group

If you need to change the structure of an already registered corporate group, such as adding an ABN (subsidiary), refer to Changes to an organisation's legal structure.

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