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Sexual harassment is against the law under the\u202fEqual Opportunity Act 2010<\/i>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Sexual harassment is unwelcome sexual\u00a0behaviour, which could be expected to make a person feel offended, humiliated or intimidated. It can be physical, verbal or written.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Sexual harassment is not consensual interaction, flirtation or friendship. Sexual harassment is not\u00a0behaviour\u00a0that is mutually agreed upon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Sexual harassment is covered in the workplace when it happens:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A single incident is enough to constitute sexual harassment \u2013 it doesn\u2019t have to be repeated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Men experience sexual\u00a0harassment\u00a0but it disproportionately affects women, especially in the workplace. (The Australian Human Rights Commission reported that\u202f1 in 5 women experience sexual harassment in the workplace at some time<\/a>.)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Responding to harassment\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n All incidents of sexual harassment \u2013 no matter how large or small or who is involved \u2013 require employers or managers to respond quickly and appropriately.\u202fJust because someone does not object to inappropriate\u00a0behaviour\u00a0in the workplace at the time, it does not mean that they are consenting to the\u00a0behaviour.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The law\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Sexual harassment is against the law under the Equal Opportunity Act.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Some types of sexual harassment may also be offences under criminal law. These include indecent exposure, stalking, sexual assault and obscene or threatening communications, such as phone calls, letters, emails, text messages and posts on social networking sites.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n