Section 1: Introduction
• government departments and
agencies.
The Commission worked in partnership
with local community organisations
and key stakeholders to facilitate
engagement with diverse groups of people
and conducted a number of targeted
consultations, including with:
• people of CALD backgrounds,
people from LGBTQI
communities, people with
disability, young people and
Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander women.
• employers and workers from
specific industries, such as
hospitality and retail, health
and social services, mining and
engineering, and media, arts and
entertainment.
The Commission held a national unions
roundtable, an academic roundtable and
a roundtable with legal experts, as well as
numerous meetings with key stakeholders.
Everyone’s business: Fourth national
survey on sexual harassment in Australian
workplaces (2018 National Survey)
discusses the survey methodology and
detailed findings.74
The Commission has conducted four
national workplace sexual harassment
surveys in 2003, 2008, 2012 and most
recently in 2018. The 2018 National Survey
was the largest survey sample, with more
than 10,000 people taking part.
For the first time, the 2018 National Survey
was able to report on the prevalence and
characteristics of sexual harassment in
particular industries, across 21 industry
groups.
Key findings of the 2018 National Survey
are discussed throughout this report.
(ii) Other research and data
The Commission undertook an extensive
review and analysis of Australian and
international research and data relevant to
workplace sexual harassment, including:
A list of consultations and meetings can be
found in Appendix 3 and Appendix 4.
• academic and social policy
literature
(d) Research and data
• reports and recommendations
of national and international
reviews and inquiries
(i) Everyone’s business: Fourth national
survey on sexual harassment in Australian
workplaces (2018)
The Inquiry was informed by the findings
of the Commission’s fourth national survey
on the prevalence, nature, reporting and
impacts of sexual harassment in Australian
workplaces, released on 12 September
2018.
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• relevant Commonwealth and
state legislative frameworks and
key case law
• good practice approaches and
strategies to address sexual
harassment, including policies,
practices or other measures
being undertaken in Australia
and overseas