Published responses

The Attorney-General’s Department undertook a public consultation process on options to progress six legislative recommendations from the Respect@Work Report from 14 February to 18 March 2022, under the former government.

As part of this consultation process, the Attorney-General’s Department met with stakeholders and sought the views of the public through an online survey on topics raised in the consultation paper. A diverse range of stakeholders, including members of the public, employers and businesses, legal practitioners, unions, advocates and academics, provided responses to the survey.

The Government has committed to implementing all outstanding legislative recommendations of the Respect@Work Report, including introducing a positive duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace in the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (recommendation 17). The Government will introduce legislation later this year to implement remaining legislative reforms from the Respect@Work Report.

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Submitter
Industry/sector
Location
Position on recommendation 16(c) (hostile work environment)
Position on recommendation 17 (positive duty)
Alternative or additional options to recommendation 17 (positive duty)
Position on recommendation 18 (enforcement powers for the AHRC in relation to a positive duty)
Position on recommendation 19 (additional inquiry powers for the AHRC)
Position on recommendation 23 (representative actions before the courts)
Position on recommendation 25 (cost model)

95 Published responses

Women's Legal Service NSW
The National Tertiary Education Union
National Women's Safety Alliance
LGBTIQ+ Health Australia
Australian Human Rights Commission
Victorian Automotive Chamber of Commerce
Response 427756248
Response 865670377
Queensland Nurses and Midwives' Union
Full Stop Australia
Public Interest Advocacy Centre
Kingsford Legal Centre
Sexual Assault Services Victoria (SASVic)
Motor Traders Association of New South Wales
Dominique Allen, Monash University
Diversity Council Australia
Minerals Council of Australia
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation
Australian Council of Trade Unions
Dr Niki Vincent , Commission for Gender Equality in the Public Sector (Victoria)
Master Electricians Australia
South-East Monash Legal Service Inc
Community Legal Centres Australia
Australian Institute of Company Directors
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman
WESTERN COMMUNITY LEGAL CENTRE LIMITED (WEstjustice)
National Farmers Federation
Response 210302542
Dr Belinda Smith, Associate Professor, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney; Emerita Professor Margaret Thornton, College of Law, Australian National University; Dr Karen O'Connell, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney; Professor Beth Gaze, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne; Robin Banks, Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania; Associate Professor Anne Hewitt, Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide; Rosemary Kayess, Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales; Liam Elphick, Faculty of Law, Monash University, This submission is made on behalf of the named members of the Australian Discrimination Law Experts Group (‘ADLEG’), a group of legal academics with significant experience and expertise in discrimination and equality law and policy.
Circle Green Community Legal
Governance Institute of Australia
Women Lawyers Association SA
Women's Health Victoria
Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU)
Response 178155433
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