Current exemptions

An exemption is an approval that is granted under section 126 of the Act, to help improve access to specific jobs, programs or services for certain groups of people.

Exemptions generally relate to employment and recruitment; however, you can apply for an exemption in relation to any area covered by the Act.

Below is a list of the current exemptions by applicant.

A - D

Applicant

Program

Sections

Date granted & no. of years

Expiry

​Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Ltd

​To designate and recruit up to 75% of executive, senior management, field officer, administration officer and program funded staff positions in the organisation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

01.06.2018
(10 years)​

​31.05.2028

ACON Health Limited

To designate, advertise and recruit up to 5 positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

10.10.2023
(5 years)​

09.10.2028

​Address Housing Limited 

To recruit women only into any role that deals directly and regularly with the organisation’s tenants. 

25

51

12.10.2017
(10 years)

11.10.2027

AFL SportsReady Ltd

To advertise, designate and recruit:

  • up to 60 traineeship, cadetship, and employment positions per year for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only,
  • the role of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mentor

8

51

14.11.2022
(5 years)

13.11.2027

Albury City Council

To advertise, designate and recruit up to 11 positions for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander persons only. 

8

51

31.05.2022
(10 years)

30.05.2032

ALDI Stores (A Limited Partnership)

To advertise, designate and recruit for women only for executive manager level, managing director level, group director level and director level roles in pursuance of a 40% workforce participation rate for managerial and senior leadership roles and to implement leadership development, mentoring andnetworking programs for women only. 

25

51

29.09.2023 
(5 years)

28.09.2028 

ALDI Stores (A Limited Partnership)  

To designate, advertise and recruit positions for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons only, in pursuance of its goal of a 3% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate.

8

51

19.11.2023 
(5 years)

18.11.2028

Allens

To advertise, recruit and employ up to 10 paid internships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only. 

8

51

22.04.2021 
(5 years)

21.04.2026

AMES Australia

To advertise, designate and recruit up to 15 frontline roles for Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander persons only in pursuit of a 3% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate.

8

51

14.11.2022
(5 years)

13.11.2027

Anduril Australia Pty Ltd

For full details regarding this exemption, please refer to the NSW Government Gazette published on 25 January 2024.

8

10

51

52

19.01.2024
(5 years)

18.01.2029

Anglicare NSW South, NSW West and ACT

To advertise, designate and recruit for 21 positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only in pursuance of its goal of a 7% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate.

8

51

07.09.2021
(10 years)

06.09.2031

Apprenticeship Careers Australia

To advertise, designate and recruit up to: 

  • 15 positions per year for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women only 
  • 25 positions per year for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only 
  • 100 positions per year for women only 

8

10

25

27​

51

31.08.2022
(10 years)

30.08.2032

APRA AMCOS (APRA)

To advertise, designate, recruit and employ all positions within its National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music Office (NATSIMO) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

28.03.2023
(10 years)

27.03.2033

Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd

To advertise, designate and recruit up to 10 positions per year in its Field Services division for women only. 

25

51

19.05.2022
(5 years)

18.05.2027

Art Gallery of NSW

To designate, advertise and recruit positions for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons only in pursuance its goal of a 7% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate.

8

51

15.03.2024
(10 years)

14.03.2034

Aspire Homes Australia

To advertise, designate and recruit up to 50 positions as Youth Workers and Team Leaders for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

19.11.2023
(3 years)

18.11.2026

​A T Kearney Australia Limited

​To provide two management consulting scholarship per year for women only.

25

33

51

10.05.2019
(10 years)​

​09.05.2029

​A T Kearney Australia Limited

To advertise and designate scholarship positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only. 

8

51

14.06.2022
(10 years)

13.06.2032

Ausgrid

To advertise, designate and recruit roles for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only in pursuit of a 3% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate.

8

51

24.07.2023
(3 years)

23.07.2026

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) and its wholly owned subsidiaries

To run women’s leadership programs and initiatives for women only.

25

26

27​

51

17.03.2022
(5 years)

16.03.2027

​​Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) and its wholly owned subsidiaries

To provide additional superannuation contributions to its female permanent and fixed term employees in New South Wales.

25

51

52

53

11.06.2015 
(10 years)

10.06.2025​​

​Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) and its wholly owned subsidiaries

​To administer its Traineeship and Vocational Traineeship Programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons, which includes:

  1. advertising, designating and recruiting up to 100 trainee positions each year for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons only, under an Indigenous School-based Traineeship Program and/or Indigenous Vocational Traineeship Placement through a Registered Training Organisation in NSW
  2. offering and providing specialised support through an ANZ Indigenous Acquisition Specialist to Indigenous and/or Torres Strait Islander persons only, during or following a period of any such School-based Traineeship Program or Vocational Traineeship Placement as referred to in (1) above, to obtain employment with ANZ
  3. giving preference in making offers of employment to participants in the School-based Traineeship Program or a Vocational Traineeship Placement, who of necessity will be Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

10

51

​07.12.2020
(10 years)

​06.12.2030

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) and its wholly owned subsidiaries

​To advertise, recruit and employ for the position of Employee Journey Expert – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Recruitment Programs for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person only.

8

51

​24.06.2021
(5 years)

​23.06.2026

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) and its wholly owned subsidiaries

To advertise, recruit and employ an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person in the position of Indigenous Small Business Manager.

8

51

15.12.2022
(5 years)

14.12.2027

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) and its wholly owned subsidiaries

To designate, recruit and promote women only for roles in its Institutional Division. 

25

26

51

13.02.2023           (5 years)

12.02.2028

Australian Catholic University

To advertise, designate and recruit roles for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only in pursuit of a 3 % Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate.

8

51

27.07.2022
(5 years)

26.07.2027

Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority

To advertise, designate and recruit an internship position for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person only.

8

51

13.08.2021
(4 years)

12.08.2025

Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority

To designate, advertise and recruit up to 8 roles per year for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

14.09.2023
(10 years)

Exemption varied on 06.12.2024

13.09.2033

Australian College of Nursing

To advertise and designate up to: 

  • Five scholarships per year for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only; and 
  • Two positions per year for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only, including the role of First Nations Officer. 

​​8

17

51

09.06.2022
(10 years)

08.06.2032

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency

To advertise, designate and recruit up to eight positions per year for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

17.11.2022
(5 years)

16.11.2027

​Australian Indigenous Minority Supplier Office trading as 'Supply Nation'

To designate and recruit the positions of:

  • Manager, Indigenous Business Engagement 
  • Manager, Certification and Audit
  • Manager, Programs
  • Manager, Partnerships, and
  • Manager, People and Culture
  • for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

29.04.2019
(10 years)

 

Exemption varied on 23.03.2021 and 16.03.2022

28.04.2029

Australian Institute of Company Directors

To designate, advertise, and recruit up to 3 faculty member positions per year for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

10

51

11.06.2024
(3 years)

10.06.2027

Australian Publishers Association Limited

 

To advertise and designate one position in its Australian Publishing Internship Program for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person only.

13

19

51

07.09.2021
(5 years)

06.09.2026

​Australian Red Cross Society

​To designate and recruit the position of Strategic Communications Adviser for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person only.

8

51

03.05.2021
(5 years)

02.05.2026

​Australian Red Cross Society

To designate, advertise and recruit staff positions for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons only, in pursuance of its goal of a 7% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate.

8

51

12.12.2023
(10 years)

11.12.2033

Australian Wildlife Conservancy

To advertise, designate and recruit for one intern per year for its Australian Wildlife Conservancy Ecology & Conservation Internship Program for an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person only.

8

51

12.11.2021
(4 years)

11.11.2025

Auto Sports Group 

To advertise, designate and recruit for 11 frontline sales positions in the first year and 9 per year for the remaining 4 years for women only. 

25

51

20.04.2021 
(5 years)

19.04.2026

BAE Systems Australia Pty Ltd and ASC Shipbuilding Pty Ltd

Includes:

  • ask present and future employees, contractors and contract workers to declare their exact citizenship (including any dual citizenship) and their country of birth;
  • require present and future employees, contractors and contract workers involved in projects which use the United States International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) Controlled Material, to notify the Applicants of any change to their citizenship or residency status, to the best of their knowledge and belief. Conditions attached - for full details see NSW Government​ Gazette of 16 December 2024. 

8

10

51

52

16.12.2024 
(5 years)

15.12.2029

​Bain International t/a Bain & Company 

​To provide up to two management consulting scholarships per year for women only.

25

33

51

​14.11.2019
(10 years)

13.11.2029​

Ballina Shire Council

To advertise, designate and recruit two positions (Trainee Environmental Health Officer and Aboriginal Cultural Heritage and Partnerships Officer) for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people only within the Planning and Environmental Health Division of Ballina Shire Council.

8

51

​06.09.2023
(10 years)

05.09.2033

​Ballina Shire Council and Novaskill Pty Ltd

To advertise, designate and recruit 10 traineeships and apprenticeships positions for women only in the Corporate and Community, Civil Services and Planning and Environmental Health Divisions.

25

51

16.02.2021
(5 years)

Exemption varied on 16.12.2022

15.02.2026​

​Bathurst Regional Council

​To designate and recruit a trainee Environmental Health Officer position for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

​25.03.2019
(8 years)

​24.03.2027

Bathurst Regional Council

​To designate, recruit and employ an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons only as a trainee Environmental Health Officer (EHO).

8

51

31.01.2023
(8 years)

30.01.2031

Bathurst Regional Council

To designate, recruit and employ an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person only as an Animal Welfare Trainee (the Trainee).

8

51

10.02.2023
(3 years)

09.02.2026

Bega Valley Shire Council

To designate, advertise and recruit up to five positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

01.09.2023
(5 years)

31.08.2028

BEING - Mental Health Consumers Limited

To advertise, designate, and recruit:

  • up to 2 positions for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people only
  • positions for people with lived/living experience of mental health conditions in pursuit of 100% workforce participation rate of people with lived/living experience of mental health conditions.

8

10

49D

51

​30.07.2024
(7 years)

29.07.2031

Bellingen Shire Council

To designate, advertise and recruit an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person only for the role of Indigenous Liaison Officer.

8

51

22.06.2023
(2 years)

21.06. 2025

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited, BEN Regional Victoria Pty Ltd and its Community Bank franchisees To implement its First Nations cultural and ceremonial leave and additional paid bereavement/ compassionate leave under the Bank's policies and enterprise agreement for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only. 8 13.12.2024
(10 years)
12.12.2034
BirdLife Australia To advertise, designate and recruit up to 5 positions for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people only, including the position of Senior Advisor – First Nations.

8

51

19.12.2024
(5 years)
18.12.2029

Blacktown City Council

To advertise, designate and recruit for two Trainee Environmental Health Officer roles for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

06.06.2024
(10 years)

05.06.2034

Blue Mountains City Council

To designate and recruit one traineeship position per year for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person only.

8

51

13.01.2022
(10 years)

12.01.2032

​BlueScope Steel Limited

To advertise and designate each year for a period of 5 years:

  • Up to 60 operator and trade roles for women only in the manufacturing business at the Port Kembla site.
  • Up to 60 operator and trade roles for women only across other sites in NSW.

25

51

​18.05.2021
(5 years)

​17.05.2026

Blue Sky Community Services

To advertise, recruit and employ up to 5 disability and community services worker positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only, in pursuit of a 7.3% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate.

8

51

25.09.2024
(10 years)

24.09.2034

Booroongen Djugun Limited

To advertise, designate and recruit positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only including:

  • the chief executive officer, training and college manager and the sector support & development officer;
  • up to 50% of community care home support and community care support roles;
  • up to 50% of administrative support and clerical roles; and
  • up to 70% of aged care and clinical roles (including registered nurses, enrolled nurse, nursing assistant team leader, nursing assistant, trainee nursing assistant, cook, kitchen catering assistant and recreation activity officer).

8

51

04.03.2022
(10 years)

03.03.2032

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Pty Ltd

​To advertise, designate and recruit up to 5 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within its Consulting and Business Services divisions.

8

51

​16.03.2021
(9 years)

15.03.2030​

​BreastScreen NSW 

​To recruit and employ female radiographers and nurse counsellors.

25

51

06.09.2018​
(10 years)

05.09.2028​

Bridge Housing Limited

To advertise, designate and recruit roles for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only in pursuit of a 5% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate. 

8

51

10.05.2022
(5 years)

09.05.2027

Bupa HI Holdings Pty Ltd

To:

  • advertise, designate and recruit roles for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only in pursuit of a 3% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate; 
  • implement its First Nations Cultural Leave Policy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

07.03.2022
(10 years)

06.03.2032

Capgemini Australia Pty Limited

To:

  • Advertise, designate and recruit positions for women only in pursuit of a 40% workforce participation rate, including up to 40% of roles at management level;
  • Offer positions only to women, and women over 40 years of age, in its Restart Program;
  • Advertise, designate and recruit positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only in pursuit of a 3% workforce participation rate, including up to 3% of roles at management level;
  • Offer positions to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only on its digital literacy program.

8

19

25

33

49ZYB

49ZYN

01.11.2021 
(5 years)

31.10.2026

Carers NSW Australia

To designate, advertise and recruit up to:

  • six trainee positions for Carer Services, Peer Support and Coaching, Community Engagement and Communications;
  • Multiple Aboriginal Outreach workers; and
  • Practice Specialist

for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

06.12.2022
(3 years)

05.12.2025

Caritas Australia

To advertise, designate and recruit the position position of “First Australians Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Lead” for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person only.

8

51

17.05.2022
(3 years)

16.05.2025

​Charles Sturt University

​To restrict entry to its Djirruwang Program including the Bachelor of Health Science (Mental Health) to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

17

51

​31.10.2016
(10 years)

30.10.​2026​

Carrie's Place Domestic Violence and Homelessness Services Incorporated

To:

  • designate, advertise and recruit for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander management committee members only; 

and 

  • give one additional day of leave during National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders only. 

8

51

07.07.2022
(10 years)

06.07.2032

Cessnock City Council

To advertise, designate and recruit positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only to achieve a 7% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate.

8

51

24.11.2022
(10 years)

23.11.2032

​City of Canterbury Bankstown

​To advertise, recruit and employ one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person in the position of Landcare Coordinator.

8

51

​28.10.2020
(5 years)

27.10.2025​

City of Parramatta Council

To advertise, designate and recruit the position of Keeping Place Officer for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person only; and provide access to sacred materials held at Keeping Place to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders only.

8

19

51

04.04.2022
(10 years)

03.04.2032

City of Parramatta Council

An exemption is given to designate, advertise and recruit the positions of Administration Support Officer and Community Capacity Building Lead for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

22.06.2023
(10 years)

21.06.2032

City of Parramatta Council

To advertise, designate and recruit positions for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons only, including the position of a Cultural Projects Officer, in pursuance of its goal of a 3% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate.

8

51

22.07.2024
(5 years)

21.07.2029

City of Sydney Council

To advertise, designate and recruit the positions of Senior Community Engagement Coordinator and Community Engagement Coordinator (Eora Journey) for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

13.07.2021
(5 years)

12.07.2026

City of Sydney Council

To advertise, designate and recruit the positions of Community Development Officer and Apprentice Gardener for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

16.11.2021
(5 years)

15.11.2026

City of Sydney Council

 

To:

  • Conduct targeted recruitment programs, including using advertising and specialist recruitment agencies, to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders only; and 
  • Fast track Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants only to interview, provided they satisfy the essential role requirements. 
  • As a condition of this exemption, the City of Sydney Council is required to make public on its careers website its policy of fast tracking Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants only to interview, provided they satisfy the essential role requirements. 

8

51

19.05.2022
(4 years)

18.05.2026

City of Sydney Council

To advertise, designate and recruit the positions of Workforce Advisor for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

09.06.2022
(5 years)

08.06.2027

City of Sydney Council

To advertise, designate and recruit for the position of Centre Manager Redfern Community Centre for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person only. 

8

51

07.07.2022
(5 years)

06.07.2027

City of Sydney Council

To advertise, recruit and employ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only in the position of Program Coordinator, part of the City’s Cultural Programs and Services Business Unit.

8

51

10.02.2023
(5 years)

09.02.2028

City of Sydney Council

To advertise, recruit and employ an Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander person in the position of Workforce Officer - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Inclusion.

8

51

19.11.2023
(5 years)

18.11.2028

City of Sydney Council

To advertise, recruit and employ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons in the position of Manager Aboriginal City Spaces.

8

51

26.07.2024
(5 years)

25.07.2029

Cleanaway Operations Pty Ltd

To advertise, designate and recruit up to 50 positions each year in its Driver Academy in NSW for women only. 

25

51

30.07.2024
(5 years)

29.07.2029

Coffs Harbour City Council

 

To advertise, designate and recruit Trainee Environmental Health Officer positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

14.12.2021  
(10 years)

13.12.2031

Colin Biggers & Paisley Pty Limited

To advertise, designate and recruit 5 cadets per year for its 'Indigenous Cadetship program' for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

01.09.2021  
(5 years)

31.08.2026

Community Service Central Coast

To advertise, designate and recruit three traineeship positions for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

01.09.2021
(5 years)

31.08.2026

Cooperative Rabobank U.A. and Rabobank Australia Ltd

To run leadership, career development and mentoring programs and initiatives for women only, for its IGNITE program.

25

51

31.05.2024
(10 years)

Exemption varied on 28.08.2024

31.05.2034

Cricket Australia

To advertise, designate, and recruit up to 4 positions in its Match Referee Talent Pathway program for women only.

25

33

51

13.12.2023
(3 years)

12.12.2026

​Cumberland Council

​To designate and recruit an Aboriginal Education and Programs officer position for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

​22.10.2018
(10 years)

21.10.2028​

CyberCX Pty Ltd

To:

  • conduct targeted advertising of women only to support their entry into the All-Women Academy Program in support of advancement and promotion of women in cyber security.
  • offer graduate positions of Associate Consultants in Strategy and Consulting, Governance Risk and Compliance and Managed Security Services for women only in pursuance of a 50% workforce participation rate.

25

51

08.06.2023
(5 years)

07.06.2028

DeadlyScience Ltd

To advertise, designate and recruit positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only in pursuit of a 70% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate.

8

51

09.01.2023
(3 years)

08.01.2026

Department of Communities and Justice

An exemption granted to provide targeted programs and recruitment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, people with a disability, carers, people from racial, ethnic, ethno-religious minority group backgrounds, and refugees and asylum seekers who are eligible to work in Australia.

8

10

25

27​

49D

49F

49V

49X

51

07.06.2023
(10 years)

06.06.2033

Department of Communities and Justice, Office of the Senior Practitioner

To advertise, designate and recruit the position of Director, Aboriginal Culture in Practice to an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person only. 

8

51

18.02.2022
(10 years)

17.02.2032

Department of Regional NSW

To:

  • advertise, designate and recruit for leadership positions and create a talent pool of eligible candidates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people only in pursuance of its goal of a 6 % workforce participation rate
  • develop talent pools of candidates with a specific disability for Policy and Project roles
  • advertise, designate and recruit for pipeline roles and up to 45 % leadership roles for women only

8

10

25

27​

49D

49F

51

30.05.2023
(3 years)

29.05. 2026

Dubbo Regional Council

To advertise, designate and recruit the position of Aboriginal Cultural Development Officer for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person only.

8

51

31.08.2022
(5 years)

30.08.2027

 

E - H

Applicant

Program

Sections

Date granted & no. of years

Expiry

​Australian Partnership of Ernst & Young

Ernst & Young Services Pty Limited;

Ernst & Young Services No 2 Pty Limited;

EY Business Solutions Pty Limited; and

EY Identity Pty Limited,

(collectively, “EY”)

To:

1. Advertise, promote, and facilitate programs, activities and events to support the attraction, development, engagement, and career growth of women at EY in pursuit of its targets of:

  • 50% of Graduates hired to be women
  • 40% of Partners to be women
  • 50% of Senior Manager 4 level new hires and progressions (combined) to be women.

2. Designate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people-only positions and to only consider recruitment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates for those positions.

3. Advertise and facilitate programs and activities (including but not limited to networking opportunities, skills-development workshops, targeted advertising, talent sourcing, recruitment campaigns, internship and graduate programs) to attract, engage and support First Nations candidates

8

25

51

​17.09.2024
(5 years)

16.09.2029

Essential Energy

To advertise, designate and recruit positions for First Nations people only, including up to 10% of Early Talent Pathway positions each year, in pursuit of a 6% Indigenous workforce participation rate.

8

51

19.05.2022
(10 years)

Exemption varied on 14.11.2024

18.05.2032

Essential Energy

To designate, advertise and recruit approximately 30% of all Early Talent Pathway positions for female applicants only in pursuance of a 30% women workforce participation rate.

25

51

09.06.2023
(10 years)

08.06.2033

​Eurobodalla Shire Council

​To advertise, recruit and employ up to twelve Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons in trainee and entry level positions.

8

51

21.10.2019
(10 years)​

20.10.2029​

EY Port Jackson Partners

For the purposes of its EY PJP Women’s Scholarship & Program.

25

51

12.07.2024 (5 years)

11.07.2029

​Financial Rights Legal Centre

​To designate and recruit the position of Financial Counsellor for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person only.

8

51

10.12.2020
(10 years)​

09.12.2030​

Financial Rights Legal Centre

To advertise, recruit and employ an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person only as Director of Mob Strong Help.

8

51

13.01.2023
(10 years)

12.01.2033

Finder Crew Pty Ltd

To advertise, designate and recruit up to 15 technology graduate positions per year for women only.

25

51

04.04.2022
(5 years)

03.04.2027

Foxtel Group

To advertise, designate and recruit up to 6 positions per year for women only in its sports media and technology graduate program.

25

51

18.02.2022 
(10 years)

17.02.2032

Fujitsu Australia Ltd

For full details regarding the exemption, please see the NSW Government Gazette published on 24 November 2023.

8

10

19

51

21.11.2023 
(10 years)

20.11.2033 

Get Up Limited

 

​To advertise, designate and recruit for the positions of First Nations Justice Campaign Director, First Nations Justice Campaigner, First Nations Justice Campaigns Assistant and Operations Assistant for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons only. 

8

51

21.10.2019 
(10 years)

20.10.2029

​GHD Pty Ltd

​To implement its Cultural Leave Policy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

​19.07.2021
(10 years)

​18.07.2031

​Gilbert + Tobin

​To advertise, designate and recruit up to 8 targeted cadetship roles per year and 2 business administration traineeships per year for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only and to run the associated Indigenous Legal Cadetship and Indigenous traineeship programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only. 

8

51

20.08.2020
(10 years)​

​19.08.2030

Gilgandra Shire Council

To advertise, designate, and recruit for the position of a Trainee Coo-ee Heritage Centre Officer for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people only.

8

51

20.11.2023
(5 years)​

19.11.2028

Google Australia Pty Ltd

To advertise, designate and recruit up to:

  • 20 traineeship positions per year for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only;
  • 5 permanent positions per year for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only;
  • 10 internship positions per year for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

18.02.2022
(10 years)

17.02.2032

Goulburn Mulwaree Council

To advertise, recruit and employ an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person in an Environmental Health Officer Traineeship position.

8

51

12.05.2023
(10 years)

11.05.2033

Grant Samuel Services Pty Limited

To advertise, recruit and provide up to two corporate finance internships per year for women only.

25

51

07.07.2022
(10 years)

06.07.2032

Grata Fund

To advertise, designate, and recruit the position of Senior Campaigner for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person only.

8

51

16.12.2022
(10 years)

15.12.2032

Griffith City Council

To advertise, designate and recruit for the position of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator and Community Development Officer for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people only.

8

51

11.09.2023
(3 years)

10.09.2026

​Habitat for Humanity

​To advertise, designate and recruit women only for its Social Enterprise and to use women only tradespersons to provide services to accommodation service providers for women.

25

33

51

​21.07.2021
(7 years)

​20.07.2028

The Hills Shire Council 

To advertise, designate and recruit up to 4 people who self- identify as having an intellectual disability for Library Shelver positions.

49D

51

21.09.2022
(10 years)​

20.09.2032

Homes North Community Housing Co Ltd

To designate, advertise and recruit 6 trainees, and 1 Cultural Advisor – Client outcomes positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

29.09.2023
(5 years)​

28.09.2028

​Hunter Medical Research Institute

​To provide a medical research fellowship program for women only.

25

33

51

19.12.2017
(10 years)​

18.12.2027​

Hunter Medical Research Institute

To advertise, designate and recruit up to 5 positions for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

05.06.2024
(5 years)​

04.06.2029

Hunter Water Corporation

To advertise, designate and recruit roles for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only in pursuit of a 3.8% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate. 

8

51

09.06.2022

31.12.2026

Hunter Water Corporation

To advertise, designate and recruit roles for women only in pursuance of a 50% workforce participation rate.

25

51

29.03.2023

31.12.2026

HVTC Pty Ltd

To designate and recruit:

  • 70 non-traditional trade traineeship and apprenticeship positions for women only
  • 70 traineeship and apprenticeship positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

25

51

26.09.2023       (4 years)

25.09.2027

I - L

Applicant

Program

Sections

Date granted & no. of years

Expiry

Insurance Australia Group Ltd 

To deliver its Women in Risk Awards program for women only. 

25

51

31.05.2022
(3 years)

30.05.2025

Insurance Australia Group Ltd 

To designate, advertise and recruit roles for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons in pursuance of a 3% workforce participation rate.

8

51

10.08.2023
(5 years)

Exemption varied 27.03.2024

30.06.2028

Intereach

To advertise, designate and recruit up to seven positions of Aboriginal Community Transport Driver, Trainee Aboriginal Community Transport Driver and Child, Family and Community Worker for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

17.11.2022
(5 years)

16.11.2027

John Holland

  • To run women’s leadership, career development and mentoring programs and initiatives for women only
  • To advertise, designate, recruit and employ women only to meet 40% target for all roles and 25% target for non-traditional roles
  • To advertise, designate and provide scholarships for women only.

25

33

51

15.02.2023
(10 years)

14.02.2033

John Holland Group Pty Ltd and John Holland Pty Ltd

To advertise, designate and recruit positions for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons only, in pursuance of its goal of a 3% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate.

8

51

09.02.2024
(10 years)

08.02.2034

Jet Aviation Australia Pty Ltd

An exemption granted with conditions attached - for full details, see 5 July 2024 NSW Government Gazette.

8

10

51

52

27.06.2024
(5 years)

26.06.2029

Joblink Plus Ltd

To:

  • designate, advertise and recruit 25 positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people only, and
  • designate, advertise and recruit 25 positions per year in its Indigenous Traineeship Program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people only.

8

51

07.09.2021 
(5 years)

Exemption varied on 06.09.2023

06.09.2026

K&L Gates

To advertise, recruit and employ up to 6 paid internships per year for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people only.

8

51

21.09.2022
(5 years)

20.09.2027

King & Wood Mallesons

To advertise, designate and recruit up to 4 positions for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons only, in its First Nations Law Program.

8

51

24.10.2023
(6 years)

23.10.2029

Lake Macquarie City Council 

To advertise, designate and recruit for the position of Trainee Environment Health Officer for an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person only.

8

51

21.09.2021
(8 years)

20.09.2029

Lake Macquarie City Council 

To advertise, designate and recruit:

  • up to 6 entry level, apprenticeship and traineeship positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only, and
  • up to 6 entry level, apprenticeship and traineeship positions for women only.

8

25

51

17.08.2022
(5 years)

Exemption varied on 12.08.2024

16.08.2027

Lake Macquarie City Council

To advertise, designate and employ an Aboriginal or a Torres Strait Islander person in the position of Arts Project Officer.

8

51

29.03.2023
(6 years)

28.03.2029

Lake Macquarie City Council

An exemption is granted to designate, advertise and recruit for an Aboriginal Community Development Officer.

8

51

16.06.2023
(10 years)

15.06.2033

Leidos Australia Pty Ltd

​Includes: to enable the Applicant to ask present and future employees and contractors to declare, to the best of their knowledge and belief, their:

(i) exact citizenship (including any dual citizenship); and/or

(ii) place of birth;

  • To identify employees accordingly, require employees to advise the employer of any change in that status, and make decisions about recruiting and deploying employees on that basis.

Conditions attached - for full details, see NSW Government Gazette of 24 December 2019.

8

10

51

52


24.12.2019
(5 years)

23.12.2024​

Life Without Barriers

To advertise, recruit and employ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons in the position of Investigator.

8

51

18.07.2024          (10 years)

17.07.2034

Linfox Australia Pty Ltd

Includes:

  • to enable the Applicant to ask present and future members of the Workforce to declare their:

(i) exact citizenship (including any dual citizenship); and/or

(ii) require present and prospective members of the Workforce, to notify the Applicant of any change to their citizenship status, to the best of their knowledge and belief;

Conditions attached - for full details, see NSW Government Gazette of 22 November 2024.

8

10

51

52

15.11.2024
(5 years)

14.11.2029

Link Wentworth Housing Ltd

  • To advertise, designate and recruit the following roles for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only:
    • one Sustainable Tenancy Specialist
    • one Community Program Coordinator
    • one Aboriginal Communities Coordinator
  • To advertise, designate and recruit roles for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only in pursuit of a 5% workforce participation rate by 2025.
  • To implement First Nations Ceremonial Leave Policy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

14.03.2023
(10 years)

13.03.2033

Liverpool City Council

To advertise, designate and recruit up to 7 parks operative positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people only.

8

51

30.07.2024
(3 years)

31.07.2027

​Local Government New South Wales

To designate and recruit the position of Senior Policy Officer - Aboriginal Policy and Programs, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people only. 

8

51

06.07.2017
(10 years)

05.07.2027

Lockheed Martin Australia Pty Ltd

Includes:

  • to enable the Applicant to ask present and future employees and contractors to declare, to the best of their knowledge and belief, their exact citizenship (including any dual citizenship) and country of birth.
  • to require employees to advise of any change to their citizenship status, to identify employees accordingly, and make decisions about recruiting and deploying employees on that basis. Conditions attached - for full details see NSW Government​ Gazette of 15 September 2023.

8

10

51

52

08.09.2023
(5 years)

07.09.2028

M - Q

Applicant

Program

Sections

Date granted & no. of years

Expiry

Macarthur Group Training Ltd trading as MG My Gateway To designate and recruit up to 30 apprenticeships and traineeships per year for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

01.03.2023
(5 years)
28.02.2028

​Macquarie University

​To offer, advertise and facilitate scholarships and fellowships to women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine.

25

31A

51

​10.06.2021
(10 years)

​09.06.2031

Macquarie University To advertise, facilitate, and offer placements to people who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander; African or Middle Eastern; or from a non-English speaking background only in the Macquarie Diversity in Media Project (MDMP). 

17

51

09.06.2022
(5 years)
08.06.2027
Macquarie University To advertise, facilitate and offer programs and opportunities targeted to improve the educational and employment prospect of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons across all its disciplines, including but not limited to, educational support programs, scholarships, awards for academic excellence and contribution to culture on campus, work-integrated internships,placements, International Indigenous exchange programs, fellowships, and bursaries to facilitate participation in these activities. 

8

17

51

03.06.2024
(10 years)
02.06.2034
Macquarie University  (Macquarie Business School) To offer, advertise and facilitate scholarships, prizes, mentorships, internship and traineeship opportunities for individuals who identify as women in the fields of: accounting, actuarial studies, economics, business management and marketing, and finance.

31A

51

10.08.2023
(10 years)

Exemption varied on 05.12.2023

09.08.2033
Maitland City Council To advertise, designate and recruit one Environmental Health Officer cadet for an Aboriginaland Torres Strait Islander person only.

8

51

10.09.2021
(6 years)
09.09.2027
Maitland City Council To advertise, designate and recruit one Maitland Regional Art Gallery traineeship position for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person only.

8

51

30.09.2024
(5 years)
29.09.2029
Maple-Brown Abbott Ltd To advertise and offer internships program for women only.

25

51

10.08.2023
(5 years)
09.08.2028
McCabes Lawyers Pty Ltd To advertise, recruit and employ up to 2 internships per year for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

30.11.2023
(10 years)
29.11.2033
McGrath Foundation Ltd To advertise, designate and recruit the positions of Clinical Leader First Nations Role and Educator Role for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people only.

8

51

05.03.2024
(3 years)
04.03.2027
McKinsey & Company

To advertise, designate and recruit up to: 

  • 20 management consultant internships or scholarships for women only, and
  • 5 management consultant internships or scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders only. 

8

19

25

33

51

27.07.2022
(10 years)
26.07.2032
McKinsey & Company For the purpose of providing additional financial support for women for 2 years after they return to work from parental leave. 25 12.12.2024
(10 years)
11.12.2034

Moray & Agnew

To advertise, designate and recruit one lawyer for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person only to work under secondment at the Public Interest Advocacy Centre.

8

51

01.11.2021
(8 years)

31.10.2029

Muswellbrook Shire Council To designate, advertise and recruit two positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people only and to run associated cadetship and traineeship programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

12.12.2024
(6 years)
11.12.2030
NAISDA Dance College

To advertise, designate and recruit positions of:

  • Facilities Officer
  • Catering Assistant
  • People and Organisational Culture Coordinator
  • Information Services Officer
  • Marketing Officer
  • Trainee Administrator
  • Creative Producer
  • Corporate Services Executive Assistant
  • Dance Practice Lead
  • Development Officer

for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people only.

8

51

06.12.2024
(10 years)
05.12.2034
Narnia Early Learning Young Parents Waratah To advertise, designate and recruit one Aboriginal Liaison Officer for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person only.

8

51

21.01.2022
(3 years)
20.01.2025

Narrabri Shire Council

To advertise, designate and recruit Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Health Environmental Traineeship positions for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

07.03.2022
(10 years)

06.03.2032

Narrabri Shire Council To designate, advertise and recruit for up to 10 positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only including the Aboriginal Liaison Officer and Library Officer positions.

8

51

24.07.2023
(10 years)
23.07.2033
NBN Co Limited

An exemption is given to:

  • designate, advertise and recruit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people only for the role of Customer Field Technician Trainee,
  • designate, advertise and recruit women only for the role of Customer Field Technician Trainee in pursuance of its target to reach 70% women recruits in CFT Trainee roles and 40% women in leadership positions, and in support of its intention to increase the representation of women in Field-based roles to closer to 50%.

8

25

51

12.07.2023
(5 years)
11.07.2028
​Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group  To advertise, designate and recruit for up to 10 women only for technical and engineering roles and apprentice and graduate trade-based engineering roles.

25

51

11.09.2020
(5 years)
10.09.2025
Northern Beaches Council To designate, advertise and recruit a trainee Environmental Health Officer position for an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person only.

8

51

13.02.2024
(10 years)
12.02.2034
​Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre To designate and recruit two positions for women only as solicitors specialising in family law and/or care and protection.

25

51

06.07.2017
(10 years)
05.07.2027
Northern Rivers Social Development Council Ltd trading as 'Social Futures' To designate and recruit 10 Local Area Coordinator positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

16.07.2018
(7 years)

Exemption varied on 12.05.2021

15.07.2025
Northern Rivers Social Development Council Ltd trading as 'Social Futures' To advertise, designate and recruit an Aboriginal Program Worker for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait person only.

8

51

28.04.2022
30.06.2025
NSWALC Employment and Training Ltd

To:

a) advertise, designate and recruit the following roles for Aboriginal and/ or Torres Strait   Islander persons only: General Manager (1 FTE); Manager Partnerships (1 FTE); Aboriginal Services Designer (1 FTE); Business Analyst (0.5 FTE); Administrative Assistant (1.0 FTE); and

b) advertise, designate and recruit up to 20 other non-frontline roles in pursuance of its goal of up 80% Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander employees. 

8

51

11.06.2020
(5 years)
10.06.2025
NSW Aboriginal Land Council To advertise, designate and recruit roles for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people only in pursuance of its goal of a 75% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate.

8

51

04.04.2022
(5 years)
03.04.2027
NSW Bar Association To advertise, designate and recruit for 2 part-time paralegal positions within its Legal Assistance Referral Scheme for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

23.10.2023
(5 years)
22.10.2028
NSW Council for Intellectual Disability To advertise, designate and recruit project worker and project assistant roles for people who self-identify as having an intellectual disability.

49D

51

16.03.2022
(10 years)
15.03.2032
​NSW Crown Solicitors Office To advertise, designate and recruit two graduate solicitor positions per year for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only

8

51

01.07.2020
(6 years)
30.06.2026
NSW Department of Family and Community Services ​​To advertise, recruit and employ up to ten female specialist domestic violence caseworkers, one female specialist domestic violence assistant manager and one female specialist domestic violence manager.

25

51

02.06.2016
(10 years)
01.06.2026
NSW Department of Justice To implement its ‘Women in Leadership’ and ‘Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in Leadership’ programs.

25

51

04.04.2017
(9 years)
03.04.2026
NSW Police Force

To:

  • Offer professional development programs and initiatives to women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only; and
  • Advertise, designate and recruit nine senior leadership positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

25

51

07.12.2022
(3 years)
31.12.2025
Orange City Council To advertise, designate and recruit the position of Horticulture Trainee for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person only.

8

51

17.08.2022
(10 years)
16.08.2032
Orange City Council To designate, advertise and recruit two Cadet Environmental Health Officer positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

14.09.2023
(10 years)
13.09.2033
Parramatta City Council To advertise, recruit and employ the position of Host and Guide for an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person only.

8

51

11.10.2021
(10 years)
10.10.2031
Penguin Random House Australia Pty Ltd To designate, advertise and recruit up to 2 internship positions per year for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

30.07.2024
(7 years)
29.07.2031
​Penrith City Council ​To designate and recruit a Specialist Aboriginal Child Care Worker position for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

23.05.2018
(10 years)
22.05.2028
​Penrith City Council To recruit and employ up to six Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons in traineeship/entry level positions.

8

51

20.09.2019
(10 years)
19.09.2029
Penrith City Council ​To advertise, designate and recruit for the positions of ‘Aboriginal Community Resilience Officer - Graduate’ and ‘Senior Policy Officer’ for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

25.06.2021
(5 years)
24.06.2026
People With Disability Australia

To advertise, designate and recruit:

  • 30 women for a leadership program which includes 15 women mentors and 15 women mentees
  • up to 4 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the roles of Individual Advocate.

8

25

51

21.03.2023
(4 years)
20.03.2027
Port Authority of New South Wales To advertise, designate and recruit positions for women only, including 4 Port Officer Traineeship positions per year for women only, in pursuance of a 50% workforce participation rate.

25

27

51

19.01.2024
(10 years)
18.01.2034
Port Stephens Council To advertise, designate and recruit for Trainee Environmental Health Officer roles for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

30.07.2024
(10 years)
29.07.2034
Price Waterhouse Coopers Services Pty Ltd To advertise and implement a Cultural Leave Policy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

28.01.2021
(10 years)
27.01.2031
Procter & Gamble Australia Pty Ltd

To advertise, designate, and recruit:

  • up to 2 paid internships positions per year for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only; and
  • positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only, in pursuit of a 5% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate.

8

51

24.11.2022
(5 years)
23.11.2027
​Protech Personnel Pty Ltd and Dreampath Recruitment Pty Ltd  ​To advertise, designate and recruit for a maximum of 100 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons only and 50 positions for women only in each business.

8

25

51

16.04.2020
(5 years)
15.04.2025
Public Interest Advocacy Centre To advertise, designate and recruit for the position of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice Solicitor/Senior Solicitor for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

16.12.2020
(10 years)
15.12.2030​
Public Interest Advocacy Centre To advertise, designate and recruit 2 graduate positions per year as a part of its Shopfront & Public Interest Advocacy Centre Aboriginal Social Justice Graduate Program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

23.04.2021
(10 years)

Exemption varied on 23.02.2021

22.02.2031
Public Interest Advocacy Centre To designate and recruit the positions of Project Officer and Senior Project Officer, Towards Truth, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

09.12.2021
(10 years)
08.12.2031
Pulse Climbing To advertise, designate and recruit up to 2 route setter positions per year for women only.

25

51

19.07.2024
(6 years)
18.07.2030
Qantas Group and subsidiaries To advertise, designate and recruit roles for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only in pursuance of a 3% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate.

8

51

20.01.2022
(10 years)
19.01.2032
Quickway Constructions Pty Ltd

To advertise, designate and recruit positions for:

  • Women only in pursuit of a 7% workforce participation rate for non-traditional roles
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only in pursuit of a 3% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate.

 

8

25

51

11.06.2024
(3 years)
10.06.2027
R - U

Applicant

Program

Sections

Date granted & no. of years

Expiry

Rabobank

To advertise and offer up to five positions in its cadetship program for female university students in their first or second year of full-time university study.

25

33

51

06.09.2023
(5 years)

05.09.2028

Randwick City Council To designate, advertise and recruit for a Curator First Nations position on a permanent full-time basis for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

28.11.2024
(10 years)
27.11.2034

Rape and Domestic Violence Services Australia Incorporated

To designate and recruit for women only any position that deals directly and regularly with the organisation’s clients, including but not limited to:

  • Executive Officer
  • Director of Counselling Services
  • Clinical Supervisors
  • Trauma Specialist Counsellors.

25

51

10.05.2019
(10 years)

09.05.2029

Raytheon Australia Pty Ltd

Includes: to enable the Applicant to ask present and future employees and contractors to declare, to the best of their knowledge and belief, their:

(i) exact citizenship (including any dual citizenship); and/or

(ii) place of birth;

To identify employees accordingly, require employees to advise the employer of any change in that status, and make decisions about recruiting and deploying employees on that basis.

Conditions attached - for full details, see NSW Government Gazette of 16 August 2024.

8

10

51

52

14.08.2024
(5 years)

13.08.2029  

ReachOut Australia

To advertise, designate and recruit positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only to achieve a 7% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate.

8

51

28.04.2022
(10 years)

27.04.2032

​Redfern Legal Centre

​To advertise, designate and recruit one paralegal position for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person only.

8

51

13.07.2021
(5 years)

12.07.2026​

Rohde & Schwarz Australia Pty Ltd

The exemption includes:

  • to enable the Applicant to ask present and future employees and contractors to declare, to the best of their knowledge and belief, their exact citizenship (including any dual citizenship) and country of birth.
  • To require employees to advise of any change to their citizenship status, to identify employees accordingly, and make decisions about recruiting and deploying employees on that basis. Conditions attached - for full details see NSW Government Gazette.

8

10

51

26.07.2023
(5 years)

25.07.2028

Seek Ltd

To advertise and offer one scholarship per year in the Strategy team for women only. 

25

33

51

01.11.2021
(10 years)

31.10.2031

Settlement Services International Ltd. To advertise, designate and recruit roles at all levels across its organisation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people only, in pursuit of its commitment to increase Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representation to 2.5%.

8

51

27.11.2024
(5 years)
26.11.2029

SFDC Australia Pty Ltd (Salesforce)

To advertise, designate and recruit the position of Reconciliation Action Plan Lead for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person only.

8

51

06.12.2022
(10 years)

05.12.2032

Shellharbour City Council

An exemption is given to designate, advertise and recruit a Library Programs Officer position for an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person only.

8

51

12.07.2023
(10 years)

11.07.2033

Shellharbour City Council

To designate, advertise and recruit for one Team Leader Bush Regeneration position for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person only.

8

51

11.10.2024
(10 years)

10.10.2034

Siemens Mobility Pty Ltd

To advertise, designate and recruit up to ten traineeship/entry level positions for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people only in pursuit of a 3% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate.

8

51

26.07.2024
(5 years)

25.07.2029

Social Ventures Australia

To designate, advertise and recruit positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only in pursuance of a 3% workforce participation rate.

8

51

06.12.2022
(5 years)

05.12.2027

Southern Cross University

To conduct targeted recruitment and development programs and designate and recruit up to 80 positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

10.10.2023
(10 years)

09.10.2033

St Vincent de Paul Society NSW

To designate, advertise and recruit up to 10 positions per year for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people only in pursuance of its goal of a 10% workforce participation rate.

8

51

12.05.2024
(5 years)

11.05.2029

Suncorp Group Ltd

To advertise, designate and recruit for up to five information technology internships per year for women only.

25

51

31.01.2023
(5 years)

30.01.2028

Sydney Festival Ltd

To advertise, recruit and employ up to 2 positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

28.08.2024
(5 years)

27.08.2029

Sydney Opera House Trust Staff Agency

To:

  • offer professional development programs and initiatives to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only; and
  • designate, advertise and recruit up to 35 positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

in pursuit of a 3.3% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate.

8

51

21.03.2024
(10 years)

20.03.2034

Sydney Water Corporation

To advertise, designate and recruit 4 undergraduates, 5 graduate positions, 5 trainee positions and 5 experienced hires per year for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

03.08.2021
(5 years)

02.08.2026

​Sydney Water Corporation

​To advertise, designate and recruit for the position of Indigenous Inclusion Specialist for an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person only.

8

51

​20.08.2020
(5 years)

​19.08.2025

Sydney Water Corporation

To advertise, designate and recuit for up to 10 positions per year for women only.

25

51

17.12.2021
(5 years)

16.12.2026

​Talent Gap Pty Ltd

​To provide reruitment and career development services to female candidates only. This exemption will be in force for 10 years.

33

51

17.01.2019
(10 years)​

​16.01.2029

​Tamworth Regional Council

​To designate and recruit a Trainee Environmental Health Officer position for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

19.12.2017
(Revoked)

Variation of exemption order 13.07.2021
(6 years)​

12.07.2027

Tamworth Regional Council 

To advertise, designate and recruit the positions of Aboriginal Liaison Officer and Senior Youth Services Assistant for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

31.08.2022
(5 years)

30.08.2027

Tamworth Regional Council

To advertise, designate and recruit up to 60 positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only in pursuance of a 10% workforce participation rate.

8

51

06.12.2022
(10 years)

05.12.2032

Team Global Express Pty Ltd

To designate, advertise, and recruit up to:

  • 60 trainee positions per year for females only, in pursuit of achieving a 30% female workforce participation rate.
  • 12 trainee positions per year for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

25

51

06.12.2023
(5 years)

05.12.2028

Telstra Group Ltd, Telstra Limited, Telstra Corporation Ltd, and Amplitel Pty Ltd

To advertise, designate and recruit positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only in pursuit of a 3% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate.

8

51

12.12.2023
(10 years)

Exemption varied on 12.05.2024

11.12.2033

The Australia Institute Ltd 

To advertise and recruit up to 4 women aged 18-27 per year for a graduate style fellowship program. 

25

33

51

31.03.2021
(6 years)

30.03.2027

​The Man Centre Pty Ltd

​To designate and recruit positions for men only as employees or contractors.

25

27

51

​16.07.2018
(10 years)

15.07.2028​

​The Red Cross Society

​Advertise, recruit and employ three Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Administration Assistant Trainees in New South Wales.

8

51

​22.04.2016
(10 years)

21.04.2026​

The Wests Group Australia

To advertise and recruit for a Reconciliation Action Plan Officer position for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people only.

8

51

07.11.2024
(5 years)

06.11.2029

ThoughtWorks Australia Pty Ltd

​To advertise and recruit positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only, in pursuance of its goal of a 50% workforce participation rate in its First Nations Delivery Centre program and a 3% overall workforce participation rate.

8

51

10.06.2021
(5 years)​

09.06.2026​

TPG Telecom Limited

(formerly Vodafone Hutchinson Australia Pty Ltd)

​To provide additional superannuation contributions to its permanent full-time, permanent part-time and casual female employees in NSW.

25

51

Variation of order on 21.01.2022

14.04.2016
(10 years)

13.04.2026​

Tranby Aboriginal College

see Gilbert & Tobin (above)

   

  ​

Transport for NSW Cluster - comprising Transport for NSW, the State Transit Authority, Sydney Trains, NSW Trains, Sydney Metro Authority and Point to Point Commission

To implement diversity and inclusion programs for designated target groups including;

  1. Women 
  2. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
  3. People with a specific disability
  4. People under the age of 25
  5. Refugees and migrants on a relevant visa

For full details, see NSW Government Gazette of 9 June 2023.

8

10

25

27

49D

49F

49ZYB

49ZYD

51

14.04.2022
(5 years)

13.04.2027

TSS Total Surveying Solutions Pty Ltd

To advertise, designate and recruit:

  • 8 surveying traineeship positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only and,
  • 4 administration positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only to achieve a 10 % Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate.

8

51

13.12.2023
(5 years)

12.12.2028

Turnaround Management Association Australia Ltd

To advertise, offer and facilitate the following for women only, who are members of Turnaround Management Association Australia Limited (TMA):

  • Educational, career, leadership and networking programs and initiatives.
  • 2 training programs per year.
  • 2 scholarships to attend the TMA Australian National Conference (national scholarships) per year.
  • 1 scholarship to attend a TMA Global Conference in the United States (international scholarship) per year.

33

51

05.12.2023
(5 years)

04.12.2028

​Tweed Shire Council

​To advertise, designate and recruit for the trainee position of ‘Aboriginal Town Planner’ for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

​10.06.2021
(6 years)

​09.06.2027

UGL Pty Ltd

UGL Regional Linx Pty Ltd

UGL Engineering Pty Ltd

UGL Rail Services Pty Ltd

UGL Operations & Maintenance Pty Ltd

To run women’s leadership, career development and mentoring programs and initiatives for women only.

To designate, advertise and recruit:

  • for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons only, including traineeship, scholarship and apprenticeship positions, in pursuit of a 4% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate.
  • for women only, including traineeship, graduate, scholarship and apprenticeship positions, in pursuit of a 30% women workforce participation rate.

8

25

33

51

17.07.2024         (5 years)

16.07.2029

University of New England

To designate, advertise and recruit positions for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons only, in pursuance of its goal of a 3% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate.

8

51

21.03.2024         (3 years)

20.03.2027

University of New England

To:

  • run women’s leadership, career development and mentoring programs and initiatives for women only, including its Academic Promotion Mentoring Program for Women.
  • designate, advertise and recruit professional staff positions at level HEO9 and HE010, senior academic staff positions at levels C, D and E, and senior executive positions for women only in pursuit of a 50% workplace participation rate of women in those positions.

25

51

26.07.2024         (5 years)

25.07.2029

​University of New South Wales​

​To designate and recruit professional and academic positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only, in pursuance of its goal of a 3% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate.

8

51

15.06.2018
(fixed term)

31.12.2025

University of New South Wales​

​To designate and recruit senior academic positions for women only in faculties where the percentage of women in senior academic roles is below 40%.

25

51

16.05.2019
(fixed term)

31.12.2025

University of New South Wales

To advertise, designate and recruit two project administrators who self-identify as having lived experience of an intellectual disability.

49D

51

17.08.2022
(3 years)

16.08.2025

University of New South Wales

The University of New South Wales and UNSW Global Pty Limited to provide financial tuition scholarships to students from specified countries (for full details see NSW Government Gazette of 19.11.2021)

17

51

12.11.2021
(5 years)

11.11.2026

University of New South Wales

To offer, advertise and facilitate scholarships (PhD/HDR, Coursework) and fellowships for women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM), economics, finance and business (EFAB), the built environment, as well as other programs where the percentage of commencing women enrolments is below 40%.

25

31A

51

30.01.2023
(5 years)

29.01.2028

University of New South Wales

To advertise, designate and recruit for up to 2 research assistant positions for people who self-identify as having lived experience of an intellectual disability.

49D

51

06.03.2024
(3 years)

Exemption varied on 12.05.2024

05.03.2027

University of New South Wales

To advertise, designate and recruit research and project support roles for the National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health for people whoself-identify as having an intellectual disability. 

49D

51

26.03.2024
(9 years)

25.03.2033

University of Notre Dame

To designate, advertise and recruit positions for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander persons only, in pursuance of its goal of a 3% workforce participation rate.

8

51

01.11.2024
(5 years)

31.10.2029

University of Sydney

To offer, advertise and facilitate Programs for women only across disciplines where there is a gender imbalance for a period of 10 years.

25

31A

51

07.09.2021    (10 years)

06.09.2031

University of Sydney

​To conduct targeted recruitment programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons and for women.

8

25

51

11.10.2021
5 years)

10.10.2026

​University of Sydney

​To offer, advertise and facilitate scholarships for women only in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, medicine and finance.

31A

51

25.07.2019​
(10 years)

24.07.2029​

​​University of Sydney

An exemption is given to provide financial tuition scholarships to students from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri-Lanka, Nepal, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia, Africa, Central Asia (Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan), China, Lebanon, Mexico, Central and South America, South Korea, Cambodia, Eastern Europe, Japan, Mongolia, Taiwan and Turkey.

17

51

​15.03.2021

Exemption varied on 03.07.2023

​31.12.2030

University of Technology Sydney

See Gilbert & Tobin (above)

     

​University of Technology Sydney

​To offer, advertise and facilitate scholarships for women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine, and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons.

17

31A

51

​13.04.2017
(10 years)

12.04.2027​

​University of Technology Sydney

​To apply a positive adjustment factor of 10 points to the Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) to female applicants only for admission to all current and future standalone or combined engineering, information technology (IT) and construction project management courses where the overall percentage of commencing female enrolments in those courses is below 40%.

31A

51

15.03.2019
(10 years)

Exemption varied on 16.12.2024

14.05.2029​

​University of Technology Sydney

​To advertise, designate and recruit targeted roles for Aboriginal and Torres Islander persons only as part of the strategic target of reaching 3% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff by 2023 and targeted senior roles for women only with an emphasis on STEMM disciplines, as part of a target of 40% women academic staff.

8

25

51

​20.05.2020
(10 years)

19.05.2030​

​University of Wollongong

​To conduct targeted recruitment programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons as trainees in the School of Medicine - Graduate Medicine in the Faculty of Science Medicine and Health.

​8

51

​14.12.2016
(10 years)

​​13.12.2026

​University of Wollongong

​To advertise, designate and recruit academic positions for women only applicants, to designate 50% of postgraduate scholarships for women and to run career development activities and programs for women only, in pursuance of its goal to increase the number of women in academic positions to 40%.

25

51

​16.04.2020
(5 years)

​15.04.2025

V - Z

Applicant

Program

Sections

Date granted & no. of years

Expiry

Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd

To designate, advertise and recruit up to 20 positions for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons only per year, including traineeship and apprenticeship positions, in pursuance of its goal of a 4% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate.

8

51

27.02.2024
(3 years)

26.02.2027

 

Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd

To advertise, designate and recruit up to 20 driver positions in NSW for women only.

25

51

30.07.2024
(3 years)

29.07.2027

 
Wagga Wagga City Council To designate and recruit positions for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons only, in pursuance of its goal of a 6% Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate.

​8

51

​28.07.2019
(10 years)
​27.07.2029  

Walgett Shire Council

To advertise, designate and recruit one Aboriginal Trainee Environmental Health Officer for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

12.05.2024
(10 years)

11.05.2034

 
Walkley Foundation, Junkee Media and Network 10 To advertise, facilitate and designate one scholarship per year for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people only for its Indigenous Scholarship.

​8

10

19

51

16.01.2024
(10 years)

Exemption varied on 15.03.2024

15.01.2034  
Water NSW

To advertise, designate and recruit positions for:

  • women only in pursuit of a 50% workforce participation rate, including for STEM and operational roles, and
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only in pursuit of a 5% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate.

8

25

51

28.11.2024
(7 years)​
27.11.2031  
We Care NSW

 

To advertise, designate and recruit:

  • Roles for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only in pursuit of a 50% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate; and
  • Disability support worker roles for persons of a particular sex to meet the needs of participants.

​8

10

25

27

51

26.10.2021
(10 years)​
25.10.2031  

​Western NSW Community Centre Inc

​Advertise, recruit and employ one female specialist domestic violence unit senior solicitor and one female specialist domestic violence unit case worker.

25

33

51

28.04.2016
(10 years)​

27.04.2026​

 

​Westpac Banking Corporation

​To:

  • Designate, advertise and recruit roles for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only in pursuit of a 3 % workforce participation rate by 2028
  • Prioritise extending permanent employment offers to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals who possess the requisite skills or attributes including participants in the Indigenous traineeship or internship programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

​29.09.2023
(10 years)

28.09.2033​

 

Westpac Banking Corporation

To designate, advertise, and/or provide training, development, and support programs exclusively for employees who identify as women and/or culturally diverse.

8

10

25

27

51

​30.07.2024
(10 years)

29.07.2034

 
Wildlife Health Australia Ltd. To designate, advertise and recruit up to five positions per year, including Senior Project Officer, Project Officer, and Project Support Officer positions, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

29.11.2024
(5 years)
28.11.2029  

​Wollongong City Council 

​To designate and recruit the position of Engagement Officer for Aboriginal and/ or Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

​14.09.2018
(10 years)

​13.09.2028

 

Wollongong City Council 

To advertise, designate and recruit 5 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons for the Cadet, Apprentice, Trainee and School-Based Trainee program (CATS).

8

51

21.04.2023
(10 years)

Exemption varied on 22.11.2024

20.04.2033

 
Wollongong City Council 

To advertise and recruit for:

  • Up to 12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and up to 12 female students for a 6-week summer work pilot program, with the intention of facilitating a program for 12 students in total
  • One traineeship (horticulture) for a female student, aligned to the summer work pilot program.

8

25

51

28.08.2024
(3 years)

Exemption varied on 28.11.2024

27.08.2027  
Wollongong City Council  To designate, advertise and recruit for one Animal Control Administration Officer position for a person who identifies with an intellectual disability.

49D

51

26.09.2024
(10 years)
25.09.2034  

Women’s Alcohol and Drug Advisory Centre Incorporated T/A Jarrah House

An exemption is given to advertise, designate and recruit women only in all positions that work directly with, or are in regular contact with its clients.

25

51

03.07.2023
(10 years)

02.07.2033

 
Women’s Alcohol and Drug Advisory Centre Incorporated T/A Jarrah House To advertise, designate, and recruit up to 6 positions for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander women only.

8

25

51

23.10.2023
(10 years)
22.10.2033  

​​Women's Housing Company

​To designate and recruit up to twenty five female staff member positions and appoint up to nine female directors

Varied 22/10/2018 as follows:

1) With effect from the date of this Order, the Exemption Order of 21 November 2016 is amended to permit Women’s Housing Company Limited to designate, advertise and recruit 7 additional staff member positions, up to a maximum of 32 staff, for women only.

2) The duration of the exemption remains the same and will remain in force for a period of 10 years from 21 November 2016.

25

51

​21.11.2016
(10 years)

​​20.11.2026

 
Women in Prison Advocacy Network Inc

 

​To designate and recruit a female Chief Executive Officer, other female employees as required to deliver WIPAN’s social support services and programs, and female volunteers to provide advocacy and mentoring services to women only.

25

33

51

09.06.2017
(10 years)
08.06.2027  
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