Building Equality Policy: Updates

Understand how the policy has changed and how it impacts construction procurement.

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Overview

On 12 December 2023, Industrial Relations Victoria revised the Building Equality Policy

Key changes, information and application date are as follows:

Action 1: Meet project gender equality targets

Change: Hours spent offsite that directly relate to project delivery count towards the 35% management, supervisory and specialist labour target.

Action 2: Engage women as apprentices, trainees or cadets

Change: Cadets now included

Change: Transitional compliance period

The transitional compliance period has been extended to 1 July 2024. The extension applies from 1 January 2024. To support this the following templates will be updated:

Change: Staged approach to non-compliance

A staged approach to non-compliance will be introduced. Non-compliance will apply from 1 July 2024. To support this the following templates will be updated:

Existing contracts will not be subject to compliance until 1 July 2024. An Agency can choose to issue a contract variation.

Action 3: Implement Gender Equality Action Plans

Change: The workplace gender equality indicators now align with the Gender Equality Act 2020

The mandatory actions are now called minimum standards and have been updated.

  • The minimum standards are now included in the policy and will apply from 1 July 2024. To support this the following templates and guidance will be updated:
    • Organisation Wide Workplace Gender Audit
    • Gender Equality Action Plan templates
    • Gender Equality Action Plan guidance

Further information

Visit the website for Building Equality Policy information and detailed updates.

For queries relating to the policy updates, contact Marcelle West, Technical Specialist – Building and Construction, Department of Premier and Cabinet

For Building Equality Policy implementation or project support contact the Social Procurement team

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