1) A designated employer that employs fewer than 150 employees must-
a) submit its first report to the Director-General within 12 months after the commencement of this Act or, if later, within 12 months after the date on which that employer became a designated employer; and
b) thereafter, submit a report to the Director-General once every two years, on the first working day of October.
2) A designated employer that employs 150 or more employees must-
a) submit its first report to the Director-General within six months after the commencement of this Act or, if later, within six months after the date on which that employer became a designated employer; and
b) thereafter, submit a report to the Director-General once every year on the first working day of October.
3) Despite subsections (1) and (2), a designated employer that submits its first report in the 12-month period preceding the first working day of October, should only submit its second report on the first working day of October in the following year.
4) The reports referred to in subsections (1) and (2) must contain the prescribed information and must be signed by the chief executive officer of the designated employer.
5) An employer who becomes a designated employer in terms of this Act must-
a) report as contemplated in this section for the duration of its current employment equity plan; and
b) notify the Director-General in writing if it is unable to report as contemplated in this section, and give reasons therefor.
6) Every report prepared in terms of this section is a public document.