Current exemptions

Applicant

Program

Sections

Date granted & no. of years

Expiry

​Ability Options Ltd.

​To designate, advertise and recruit positions for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons only, including 2 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Trainee positions per year, in pursuance of its goal of a 7% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate.

​8

51

​18.07.2019
(5 years)

17.07.2024​

​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

8

51

​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

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

8

51

25

51

8

51

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

8

51

8

10

51

52

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

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

8

51

​25

51

8

51

8

51

​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

8

51

8

51

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

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

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

8

51

​25

26

51

​8

51

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

​8

51

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)

8

51

• 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

8

10

51

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

13

19

51

8

51

8

51

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

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 Ltd

BAE Systems Australia Defence Pty Ltd and ASC Shipbuilding Pty Ltd

• 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 27 September 2024. 

8

10

51

52

25.09.2024 
(3 months)

24.12.2024

​Bain International t/a Bain & Company 

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

25

33

51

13.11.2029​

​8

51

​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

​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

​8

51

8

51

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

8

51

8

51

Blue Mountains City Council

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

8

51

12.01.2032

​BlueScope Steel Limited

• 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

8

51

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

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

15.03.2030​

​BreastScreen NSW 

​To recruit and employ female radiographers and nurse counsellors.

25

51​

06.09.2018​
(10 years)

05.09.2028​

8

51

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

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

31.10.2026

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

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

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​

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

8

51

​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

8

51

​8

51

8

51

8

51

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

8

51

8

51

8

51

8

51

19.11.2023
(5 years)

8

51

25

51

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

8

51

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

31.08.2026

25

51

31.05.2024
(10 years)

Exemption varied on 28.08.2024

25

33

51

​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​

• 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

8

51

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

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

17.02.2032

• 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

8

51

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

​8

51

19.05.2022
(10 years)

Exemption varied on 31.10.2024

25

51

​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​

25

51

​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​

8

51

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

​Flowbuilders Pty Ltd

​To designate and recruit up to two customer success analyst trainee positions per year for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons only.

​8

51

​31.10.2019
(5 years)

​30.10.2024

25

27​

49ZYD

51

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

17.02.2032

8

10

19

51

​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

​GHD Pty Ltd

​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

8

51

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

17.02.2032

8

51

​25​

51

​8

51

​8

51

​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

49D

51

21.09.2022
(10 years)​

8

51

​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​

8

51

8

51

25

51

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

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

8

51

10.08.2023
(5 years)

Exemption varied 27.03.2024

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

8

51

Jet Aviation Australia Pty Ltd

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

8

51

KU Children's Services

​To advertise, designate and recruit for the positions of Trainee, Cultural Facilitator and Childcare Educator for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons only.

8

51

19.10.2019
(5 years)​

18.10.2024​

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

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 23 August 2024.

8

10

51

52

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

8

51

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

Applicant

Program

Sections

Date granted & no. of years

Expiry

​8

51

​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

17​

51

8

17​

51

31A

51

10.08.2023
(10 years)

Exemption varied on 05.12.2023

​8

51

​8

51

25

51

8

51

8

51

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

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

8

51

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

06.03.2032

8

51

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

25

51

8

51

25

51

8

51

16.07.2018
(7 years)

Exemption varied on 12.05.2021

8

51

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

8

51

8

51

49D

51

8

51

25

51

25

51

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

8

51

8

51

8

51

8

51

8

51

8

51

8

51

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

25

27

51

8

51

8

51

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

8

25

51

8

51

8

51

23.04.2021
(10 years)

Exemption varied on 23.02.2021

8

51

25

51

8

51

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

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

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.

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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

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.

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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.

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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 advertise, designate and recruit permanent/continuing professional and Academic Level B – E positions for women only, in pursuance of its goal to increase the number of women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM) positions by 20 %, in the following faculties:

• School of Environment, Science and Engineering;
• Southern Cross University Geoscience;
• Southern Cross Plant Science; and
• Environmental Analysis Laboratory. 

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51

15.11.2019
(5 years)

​14.11.2024

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.

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 Newcastle

​To offer, advertise and facilitate scholarships and fellowships for women only in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM) and to designate and recruit:

• Professorial/Level E positions for women only in pursuance of its goal to achieve a 40 % workforce participation rate of women in professorial/Level E positions;
• Positions for women only in STEMM (at all levels) where underrepresentation of women exists; and
• Positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders only in pursuance of its goal of a 3.9 % Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation rate.

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25

31A

51

18.11.2019         (5 years)

17.11.2024

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.

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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%.

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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.

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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 of female applicants for admission to the following courses which have low female student participation:

• Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), Diploma in Professional Engineering Practice;
• Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Bachelor of Arts in lnternational Studies;
• Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Bachelor of Business;
• Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), Bachelor of Architecture; 
• Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Bachelor of Product Design; 
• Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Bachelor of Creative lntelligence and lnnovation; 
• Bachelor of lnformation Technology;
• Bachelor of Science in lnformation Technology, Diploma in Professional lT Practice;
• Bachelor of Computing Science (Honours);
• Bachelor of Science in Games Development; 
• Bachelor of Science in lnformation Technology, Bachelor of Business; 
• Bachelor of Science in lnformation Technology, Bachelor of Arts in lnternational Studies; 
• Bachelor of Science in lnformation Technology, Bachelor of Creative lntelligence and lnnovation;
• Bachelor of Construction Project Management

​31A

51

15.03.2019
(10 years)

​

14.03.2029​

​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.

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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

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

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51

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

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10

19

51

16.01.2024
(10 years)

Exemption varied on 15.03.2024

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

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27

51

​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.

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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.

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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

​Wollongong City Council 

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

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51

​14.09.2018
(10 years)

​13.09.2028

Wollongong City Council 

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

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51

21.04.2023
(10 years)

20.04.2033

To advertise and recruit for:

• a 6-week summer work pilot Parks & Open Space program with six places designated for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and six for female students only
• one summer traineeship (horticulture) for a female student only.

8

25

51

49D

51

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

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25

51

​​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.

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51

​21.11.2016
(10 years)

​​20.11.2026

​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.

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51