Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

Sexual harassment at work is never acceptable - and under Australian law, preventing it is now every employer's legal responsibility. This course gives your whole team a clear, practical understanding of what workplace sexual harassment is, why it matters, and what everyone can do to stop it. Since 2022, the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 places a "positive duty" on every Australian employer to take proactive steps to eliminate sexual harassment, and the Australian Human Rights Commission can enforce it. Workplace sexual harassment is also prohibited under the Fair Work Act 2009 and treated as a work health and safety risk. Training your staff is one of the clearest ways to show you are meeting these obligations. Designed for employees at every level, this self-paced online course covers recognising harassment, understanding rights and responsibilities, responding as a bystander, and reporting concerns safely. It takes around two hours to complete and finishes with a knowledge assessment, so you have a record that your team has been trained.

• •Define workplace sexual harassment under section 28A of the Sex Discrimination Act, and recognise it in verbal, nonverbal, physical, visual, and digital forms
• •Distinguish sexual harassment, sex-based harassment, and hostile workplace environments under Australian law
• •Explain the 2022 Positive Duty and the seven AHRC Standards
• •Understand the parallel obligations under Australian Work Health and Safety law
• •Identify behaviours that constitute sexual harassment in Australian workplace scenarios
• •Know your rights and the complaint pathways available — AHRC, Fair Work Commission, state bodies, workers' compensation, and police
• •Apply the "5 Ds" bystander intervention framework — Direct, Distract, Delegate, Delay, Document
• •Recognise victimisation as a separate unlawful act and understand the protections available
• •For managers and supervisors: understand your additional obligations and personal legal exposure
• •Help build a respectful workplace that meets Positive Duty expectations

• •No prerequisites - suitable for all staff