The following dates are for Commonwealth Public Sector Reporting
Please refer to Private Sector Reporting Dates for information on Private Sector Reporting dates.
Reporting period
1 January to 31 December
When preparing and lodging a Gender Equality Report with WGEA, the information provided will be in respect of a 12-month period. This is known as the reporting period.
How do the reporting documents relate to the reporting period?
| Section | Reporting Period |
|---|---|
| Reporting Questionnaire | relates to the full 12-month reporting period. |
| Workforce Management Statistics | reflects employee movements over the full 12-month reporting period. |
| Workplace Profile | reflects all employees employed on a single snapshot date, which is any date an employer chooses within the reporting period. |
Snapshot date
The Workplace Profile (WPP) provides a snapshot of an organisation’s workforce on any one day during the 12-month reporting period.
For employers with APSC data transfer, we recommend choosing 31 December as your snapshot date to match the APSC data transfer.
Lodgement period
1 September to 31 October
The Commonwealth Public Sector Reporting Program will be open each year for 1 month for employers to lodge their Gender Equality Report via the Employer Portal. This is known as the lodgement period.
You must lodge your report and resolve any data quality issues before 31 October, or apply for an extension within the submission period. If an extension is granted, you should submit your report prior to the end of the extension period.
Extension period
1 November to 30 November
If you experience any difficulties preparing and lodging your report within the lodgement period, you can apply for an extension of 1-month.
Important:
- An extension must be applied for within the reporting period 1 September to 31 October.
- We are unable to approve extension requests received after 31 October.
- Once approved, we will send you an email confirming that your report is due to be lodged by 30 November.
- We will not consider any reporting extensions past 30 November.
Refer to Reporting extensions for more information.
What happens if the deadline is missed?
Employers that fail to lodge their report within the lodgement period (or approved extension period) will be non-compliant with the Act and may be named as non-compliant in our Annual Report and/or on our website.
Important: if the employer is part of a corporate structure and a subsidiary (employing ABN) is non-compliant, that subsidiary’s non-compliance will impact the compliance for the entire corporate structure.
For information about your compliance requirements and consequences of non-compliance, refer to Reporting Compliance.
Editing a report after lodgement
If you lodge your report within the lodgement period (or approved extension period), you will have 28 days to review and amend the report.
- After this 28-day review period, no further edits can be made.
- If changes are made, the edited report must be re-signed by the CEO or equivalent before re-lodgement.
Important: If your report is re-opened within the 28-day review period, you must repeat the declarations and consents process and lodge your report.
For more information, refer to Document Generation and CEO sign-off.