© Australian Human Rights Commission 2020. The Australian Human Rights Commission encourages the dissemination and exchange of information presented in this publication and endorses the use of the Australian Governments Open Access and Licensing Framework (AusGOAL). All material presented in this publication is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence, with the exception of: • photographs and images • the Commission’s logo, any branding or trademarks • where otherwise indicated. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. In essence, you are free to copy, communicate and adapt the publication, as long as you attribute the Australian Human Rights Commission and abide by the other licence terms. Please give attribution to: © Australian Human Rights Commission 2020. Respect@Work: National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces • 2020 ISBN 978-1-925917-17-8 Acknowledgments The Commission thanks the Australian Government, in particular the Attorney-General’s Department, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and Safe Work Australia, for providing a contribution of $500,000 towards the National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian workplaces. The Commission is grateful to the individuals and organisations below for their assistance with the Inquiry. Reference Group: Professor Marian Baird AO, Head of Discipline of Work & Organisational Studies, The University of Sydney Business School; Michelle Baxter, Chief Executive Officer, Safe Work Australia; Trish Bergin/ Catherine Hawkins, First Assistant Secretary, Office for Women, Department of the Prime Minister & Cabinet; Jonathon Hunyor, Chief Executive Officer, Public Interest Advocacy Centre; Theresa Moltoni OAM, President (and Non-Executive Director), Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland; Michele O’Neil, President, Australian Council of Trade Unions; Rachael Uebergang, Director, Northern Territory Working Women’s Centre; Innes Willox, Chief Executive, The Australian Industry Group. Inquiry team: Natasha de Silva, Tanaya Roy, Lauren Jones, Gabrielle Flax, Alanna Harper, Afton Fife, Sarah Haid, Anita Knudsen, Trish Low, Susan Newell, Georgia Waters, Camilla Gebicki, Victoria Dart, Anastasia Krivenkova, Annalise Cincotta-Lee, Alexandra Meagher, Diana Lambert, Megan McElhone, Jayne O’Connor. Other Commission staff: Padma Raman, Darren Dick, Rachel Holt, Julie O’Brien, Maria Twomey, Adrian Flood, Hannah Tonkin, Ella Kucharova, Prabha Nandagopal, Amy Dale, Leon Wild, Danielle Kendall-Hall, MarieClaire Muir, Georgia Flynn, Nevo Rom, Renee Arian, Maria Katsabanis, Catherine Earl, Christopher Field, Alice McBurney, Tyla Joubert, Elsa Chen, Olivia Aitken, Kate Griffiths, Sarah Hayes, Eleanor Holden, Kelly Britto, Connie Kwan, Amy Lamont, Gabriela Sanchez, Sophie Fletcher Watson. The Commission also thanks: (Former) Disability Discrimination Commissioner Alistair McEwan, Victorian Gender and Sexuality Commissioner Ro Allen, and Victorian Multicultural Commissioner Sonia Vignjevic for assistance with co-hosting consultations. The Australian Government Department of the Treasury for engaging Deloitte Access Economics to conduct economic modelling to inform the Inquiry. The Office of the eSafety Commissioner for supporting the secondment of Alanna Harper to the Inquiry team. Experts and organisations who assisted the Inquiry: Dr Natasha Cica, Kate Eastman SC, Associate Professor Karen O’Connell, Leon Zwier, Hall & Wilcox, Wotton + Kearney, Norton Rose Fulbright, Baker & McKenzie, Herbert Smith Freehills and Herbert Smith Freehills New York, Gilbert + Tobin, Collins Biggers & Paisley; King and Wood Mallesons. This publication can be found in electronic format on the Australian Human Rights Commission’s website at http://www.humanrights.gov.au/about/publications/. For further information about the Australian Human Rights Commission or copyright in this publication, please contact: Australian Human Rights Commission GPO Box 5218, SYDNEY NSW 2001 Telephone: (02) 9284 9600 Email: communications@humanrights.gov.au Design and layout Dancingirl Designs | Printing Growing Positive Solutions Cover image Getty Images | Editing: Boldface, Manifesto Editing