The Western Australian Commissioner for Equal Opportunity is responsible for the administration of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984. The main objective of the Act is to:
“promote equality of opportunity in Western Australia and to provide remedies in respect of discrimination on the grounds of sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, family responsibility or family status, race, religious or political conviction, impairment, or age, or involving sexual or racial harassment or, in certain cases, on gender history grounds.”
The Commissioner carries out this role by conducting community education and training, investigating and conciliating complaints of discrimination and providing information to the community about equal opportunity.