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The New Law of Sexual Harassment
$77.00
The New Law of Sexual Harassment
9 May 2023
Australia is currently experiencing the most significant reforms to the law of sexual harassment in decades. This session will provide a detailed understanding of the definition of sexual harassment in the current landscape. The session will also examine the focus on positive duties and new procedural options in the recent reforms.
Finally, the session will look ahead to the proposed requirements on Victorian employers to report to WorkSafe Victoria and meet other obligations in relation to sexual harassment in the workplace under psychological health regulations.
Advanced Sexual Harassment law: causes of action, types of liability and the Respect@Work reforms
$77.00Advanced Sexual Harassment law: causes of action, types of liability and the Respect@Work reforms
8 November 2021
Claims arising from sexual assault or harassment can be complex. The seminar will canvas the causes of action available to a person who has been sexually assaulted or harassed, including actions available under discrimination laws, common law and the law regulating WorkCover.
Discrimination laws prohibit, and the common law regulates through tort, some sexual harassment. State and federal Acts and the common law adopt different rules that attribute liability to employers for that conduct. The application of those rules can lead to an employer’s direct (primary), vicarious or accessorial liability. The contours of these rules of attribution will be discussed.
On 2 September 2021, the Federal Government’s Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Act 2021 passed both houses of Parliament. It adopts six of the 55 recommendations made in last year’s Respect@Work:National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment report by the Australian Human Rights Commission. The reforms brought about by the Respect@Work legislation will be outlined.