Sexual Harassment Training Australia

Sexual harassment training in Australia has to sit across four legal systems at once, which is why imported content leaves gaps that are not obvious until a matter arises.

• The Sex Discrimination Act. The definition, and the positive duty to prevent rather than only respond.
• Work health and safety law. Sexual harassment as a psychosocial hazard, with a risk-management duty attached.
• The Fair Work system. Stop sexual harassment orders and related claims.
• State and territory anti-discrimination law. Different bodies and timeframes depending where your people work.

Most overseas material addresses only the first of the four, and does so under a different definition again. If your organisation operates across more than one state, check that the training names the right pathways and the right bodies for each of them.

The Australian Human Rights Commission and Safe Work Australia cover the first two. This is general information rather than legal advice.

See Sentrient’s sexual harassment course and workplace compliance courses.