Register to report

Relevant employers reporting to WGEA for the first time must register to lodge a Gender Equality Report (Report). Once an employer has successfully registered to report, they will be automatically enrolled in future Gender Equality Reporting programs.

Employers must meet the eligibility criteria before registering to lodge an annual Gender Equality Report with WGEA.

Review the information in Reporting Eligibility  to check if your organisation meets the definition of ‘relevant employer’ before attempting to register.

Tendering for a government contract

If you do not meet the eligibility criteria and are tending for a government contract, refer to Tendering for government contracts.

If you need to change the structure of an already registered corporate group, such as adding an ABN (subsidiary), refer to Corporate Structures.

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 submitted to WGEA by 31 March - your first Report must be lodged  between 1 April to 31 May in the same year.
   
• Registration submitted on or after 1 April - your first Report must be lodged between 1 April - 31 May the following year.

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 will receive notifications and updates about Gender Equality Reporting, 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) will receive 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.

The WGEA Employer Portal has direct integration with the Australian Business Register (ABR), which means that an organisation's legal name, ANZSIC Code and address will be pulled directly from ABR records and auto populated into the registration form.

• Changes to address or ANZSIC Code - can be updated via the WGEA Employer Portal once your registration has been processed. Refer to Organisation changes for instructions about how to update this information.
   
• 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.

1. Access the Employer Portal and select ‘Register’.
2. Depending on the structure of your organisation(s), select:
   
   I am a standalone organisation: - if your organisation is a single ABN entity with no parent organisation and no subsidiaries.
   
   I am part of a corporate group: - if you are registering a corporate group, including a parent organisation and one or more employing ABNs (subsidiaries). 
    
3. Complete all required fields within the registration form.
4. Corporate groups must select ‘add subsidiary organisation’ and include details about all employing entities (ABNs) within their corporate structure.
5. Review the information you provided in the registration form to ensure it is correct.
6. 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.

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 organisation is:
  
  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.

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