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Research Reports
Positive Duty: preventing and responding to workplace sexual harassment
Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI)
With the Positive Duty to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace set to be enforced, are Australian boards ready? This ACSI/AICD report considers board preparedness. The Commission consulted with AICD and ACSI in the development of this report, and commend the directors who contributed their time and insights to this valuable research.
The full report is available on the ACSI website.
Commission Resources
Sex DiscriminationTime for respect: Fifth national survey on sexual harassment in Australian workplaces
For the first time, the survey also asked about workers’ views on the actions taken by their employer’s action to address workplace sexual harassment.
Sex DiscriminationRespect@Work: Sexual Harassment National Inquiry Report (2020)
Workplace sexual harassment is prevalent and pervasive: it occurs in every industry, in every location and at every level, in Australian workplaces.
Sex DiscriminationRespect@Work: Community Guide to the Sexual Harassment National Inquiry Report (2020)
Also available: Full Report A message from the Commissioner Australia was once at the forefront of tackling sexual harassment globally. Women’s organisations in Australia began to press for the legal and social recognition of sex discrimination in the early 1970s. This movement built on Australia’s...
Sex DiscriminationSet the Standard: Report on the Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces (2021)
Conducted by the Australian Human Rights Commission and led by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner, the Review was asked to make recommendations to ensure that Commonwealth parliamentary workplaces are safe and respectful and that the nation’s Parliament reflects best practice in prevention and...