30. Powers and duties of Commissioner in relation to approval of equal
 employment opportunities programmes---(1) When an equal employment
 opportunities programme is lodged with the Commissioner, the
 Commissioner shall decide, in his or her discretion, whether or not to
 approve that programme.

   (2) The Commissioner shall, in making a decision under subsection (1)
 of this section, have regard to---
   (a) The provisions of the Schedule to this Act; and
   (b) Any minimum requirements established by the Commissioner.

   (3) Where the Commissioner does not approve an equal employment
 opportunities programme lodged with the Commissioner under section 28
 (d) of this Act, the Commissioner may do one or more of the following
 things:
   (a) Make suggestions or give advice to the employer as to amendments
         that might be made to the programme:
   (b) Outline the deficiencies in the programme and require the employer
         to amend the programme and to then submit the amended programme
         to the Commissioner for approval:
   (c) Outline the deficiencies in the programme and require the employer
         to submit a new programme to the Commissioner for approval.

   (4) Where the Commissioner, acting under paragraph (b) or paragraph
 (c) of subsection (3) of this section, imposes requirements on an
 employer, the Commissioner may specify the time within which the
 employer must comply with those requirements.