Equal Pay Day

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:40): Supplementary.

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Ms Franks.

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Will the government's decision to cut government boards and committees have a gender and equity target in the formation of that decision or will it not be a consideration?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Business Services and Consumers) (14:41): This government's commitment to ensure that we achieve a target of 50 per cent representation of women on boards and committees, including chairs, remains, so whatever boards and committees are retained—or there might be new boards and committees that are put in place as an amalgam of previous arrangements—but whatever arrangements are to be put in place, we are very much committed to achieving a 50 per cent target of both representations, including chair positions.