Australian Human Rights Commission Annual Report November 2022 The Australian Government established the Respect@Work Council (Council) in the previous reporting period (March 2021). In this reporting period, the Council met four times. I want to thank Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins, members of the Respect@Work Council and all those working to implement the recommendations from Commissioner Jenkins' Respect@Work report. The Council is chaired by Commissioner Jenkins and brings together leaders from eight key government regulators and policy makers responsible for sexual harassment – The Hon. Mark Dreyfus QC MP policies and complaints, as well as worker Attorney General 7 July 2022 and employer representatives. The Council’s objective is to improve coordination, consistency, and clarity across existing legal and regulatory frameworks, to identify ways to promote safer workplaces, and to provide oversight of the implementation of key Respect@Work recommendations. The Council is supported by a Secretariat located within the Attorney-General’s Department. In June 2021, the Morrison Government introduced the Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Bill 2021, which gives effect to 6 of the 55 Respect@Work recommendations (Recommendations 16, 20, 21, 22, 29, and 30). The Albanese Government, elected on 21 May 2022, has committed to implement all 55 recommendations of the Respect@Work report in full. The Attorney-General’s Department has already provided funding to the Commission to lead the implementation of 10 Respect@Work recommendations (Recommendations 2, 3, 9, 34, 36, 37, 40, 48, 51 and 52). Key deliverables of Respect@Work include: • • • 37 report of the 5th National Survey of Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces data sharing agreement for key agencies collecting data on workplace sexual harassment matters publication of education and training on the nature, drivers, and impacts of sexual harassment for key audiences, as well as publicly available education and training materials on the rights and responsibilities of employers and workers with respect to sexual harassment; an online platform delivering information, education, and resources to support all workplaces to prevent and respond to sexual harassment