Equity & Diversity Annual Report – 2001 Responsibility for Equal Employment Opportunity

Overall accountability for the Bank's EEO program rests with the Governor. Responsibility for overseeing the program rests with the EEO Policy Committee and Personnel Department. The EEO Policy Committee is a consultative body, including employee representatives, which makes recommendations to the Governor on EEO and diversity issues. The Committee normally meets on a quarterly basis to identify and prioritise EEO issues within the Bank, and to monitor the EEO activities of each functional area. The Terms of Reference of the EEO Policy Committee are set out on the following page.

All staff have a responsibility for EEO in the workplace.

Staff Training & Development Section of Personnel Department provides support to the EEO Policy Committee. This section researches diversity policy issues, disseminates diversity information, liaises with EEO Contact Managers in the Bank, coordinates and monitors EEO progress reports and maintains links with the finance and Commonwealth public sectors in relation to equity and diversity matters.

The Head of each functional area is responsible for the implementation of the Bank's EEO plan in their area. They (or their delegate) prepare annual reports (in May) on their progress. Each supervisor is responsible for ensuring that EEO principles are adhered to in the workplace.

All staff have a responsibility to ensure that the decisions they take and their actions in the workplace are consistent with EEO principles.