Step 4: How to submit and publish your progress report

Submission

Your 2026 progress report is due to the Commissioner on 1 May 2026, unless you have an approved extension.

You may submit your progress report earlier.

You must use the template¹.

Supporting documents will not be accepted.

Any requests for extensions must be sent to the Commissioner before the submission date. For further information on extension requests, visit the Commissioner’s extension request page(opens in a new window).

If you receive an extension for your organisation this will not change your future deadlines under the Gender Equality Act 2020(opens in a new window).

Your reporting process owner and platform users have access to the reporting platform.

To request new or additional reporting platform users, fill this Nomination of Gender Equality Act reporting platform users(opens in a new window) form. Note that only reporting process owners can fill in this form.

If you have questions about how to use this form contact the Commissioner’s team enquiries@genderequalitycommission.vic.gov.au

You must publish your progress report on your website.

You may:

publish as soon as reasonably practicable after submission (i.e. before the Commissioner’s compliance assessment)
wait to publish after the Commissioner has notified you of the compliance outcome of your progress report.

All progress reports must be published within 3 months of notification of compliance outcomes.

The Commissioner will publish progress reports on the Insights Portal(opens in a new window).

Additional information can be included in the last section of the template and can include:

1. You must use the 2026 progress report template as prescribed in the Gender Equality Regulations 2020. Please refer to guidance on the regulations(opens in a new window) for further information.

Updated 30 April 2025