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Further to her answer to written question 58899 (2025): was it a member of her office that advised her that Australia's mandatory pay gap reporting system had delivered “very minimal gain”, and if so, what is their job title?

Answered Question 551 (2026)
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Carmel Sepuloni

Member for Kelston · Labour Party

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  • Further to her answer to written question 58899 (2025): was it a member of her office that advised her that Australia's mandatory pay gap reporting system had delivered “very minimal gain”, and if so, what is their job title?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for Women

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A 2021 OECD report highlighted that reporting mechanisms on their own do not significantly close the gap, but rather wider pay transparency measures have the largest impact on the wage gap.