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Report and recommendations to Minister after investigation
If, after conducting an investigation, the Commission is of the opinion that the investigation
has revealed any systemic barrier prejudicial to gender equality, it shall report in writing to the
Minister —
(a) the nature and extent of its investigation and its principal findings arising therefrom;
and
(b) the nature, extent and consequences of the barrier or barriers found by the Commission
to be in existence; and
(c) whether the barrier or barriers in question are specifically attributable to any identifiable
practice, custom, law or other impediment prejudicial to the achievement of gender
equality, or to the absence of any law or to any deficiency in the law; and
(d) what legislative, administrative or other practical reforms, if any, should be taken to
remove or alleviate the barrier or barriers in question; and
(e) whether a class action under the Class Actions Act [Chapter 8:17] (No. 10 of 1999) or a
prosecution for the breach of any law, or a reference or complaint to the Zimbabwe
Human Rights Commission or other immediate legal action is appropriate; and
(f) any other matter or consideration it deems fit to bring to the Minister’s attention; and
(g) a summary of all it recommendations to remove or alleviate the barrier or barriers in
question.
PART IV
GENDER FORUM
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Gender Forum
(1) The Commission shall annually, on a date and at a venue to be notified not less than three
months beforehand in the Gazette, organise, convene and host a Gender Forum to discuss any
issue or issues of concern.
(2) The notice of intention to organise, convene and host the Forum shall include the
following—
(a) the proposed venue or venues and the proposed date or dates for the Forum; and
(b) the proposed agenda for the forum, if any; and
(c) an invitation to relevant stakeholder organisations and other persons interested in gender
equality issues to submit—
(i) suggestions for topics to be included in the agenda for discussion at the Forum;
and
(ii) lists of proposed participants at the Forum, specifying for each proposed
participant what credentials he or she possesses has that may be of benefit to the
Forum’s deliberations.
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