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Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment is unwanted and unwelcome behaviour of a sexual nature. State and Federal legislation make it unlawful to sexually harass another person in the workplace. Sexual harassment takes place when a person makes an unwelcome advance, or engages in other unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature in relation to another person in circumstances, where a reasonable observer would have anticipated that the person would be offended, humiliated or intimidated.

Sexual harassment can occur as a result of a single incident or a pattern of behaviour. It can be committed regardless of whether or not the behaviour concerned was intended to cause offence, humiliation or distress. Sexual harassment encompasses a broad range of physical, written or verbal behaviour, which can include, but is not limited to the following:

• Unwelcome physical contact or attempted physical contact, e.g. kissing, touching (some of which may constitute assault); 
• Insinuations about an individual's private life; 
• Insults or jokes of a sexual nature; 
• Unwelcome sexual advances, suggestions, innuendoes or requests for sexual favours; 
• Offensive printed material; or 
• Offensive information transmitted electronically, e.g. via email or the internet.

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