Sexual Harm

Your wellbeing is our priority and we encourage you to make use of the institution’s free and confidential services. The Student Success Centre Manager (students) or the People and Training Manager (staff) can provide access to a range of confidential support irrespective of the course of action you choose to take.

Find phone numbers in the box above.

Please watch the video below to understand consent.

You can make a formal complaint at any time via the Complaints and Appeals Policy and associated procedures (students) or the grievance procedures in the Employee Handbook. It is YOUR decision.

The Student Success Centre Manager (students) or the People and Training Manager (staff) can provide confidential support to help navigate this this process.

You can make a formal report to the police at any time. It is YOUR decision

The Student Success Centre Manager (students) or the People and Training Manager (staff) can provide confidential support to help. It is YOUR decision navigate this process.

If you are unsure about, or  you do not wish to make a formal report, that it YOUR decision. Confidential support services are still available to you.

• Student Success Centre Manager (students) – call (02) 94661024

Regardless of whether you choose to make a formal report, your wellbeing continues to be our top priority. A wide range of internal and external support services are available. For students, this may include academic support for your studies. The Student Success Centre Manager (students) or the People and Training Manager (staff) can provide access to a range of confidential support services.

OTHER:

NSW Rape Crisis Centre: Is the 24/7 telephone and online crisis counselling service for anyone in NSW – men and women – who has experienced or is at risk of sexual assault and their non-offending supporters.

Northern Beaches Mental Health Services: Ring the Mental Health Line on 1800 011 511. This line is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You will be able to speak with a clinician who can provide recommendations about how to manage the situation or put you in contact with the appropriate mental health team.

In 2023 Universities Australia (UA) released a Charter on sexual harm to support the ongoing work universities and other organisations in the community do to address sexual harm.

Our Institution has chosen to adopt a similar same course of action to build on the many initiatives already in place at this Institution. Sexual harm has no place in our society.

By adopting this Charter, we are committed to:

• Strengthening, developing and implementing policies that make clear that sexual harm is unacceptable, acting against any violations of those policies, and taking allegations seriously, regardless of the seniority or status of the person against whom a claim is made.Clearly educating and informing the Institution’s community of where and how to report incidents of sexual misconduct, sexual harm, sexual assault or sexual harassment and how to best access support.
• Providing support to staff and students who report sexual harm and victims of sexual harm, including: providing access to trauma-informed and culturally appropriate support services; enabling confidential disclosure mechanisms; and supporting those who choose to report to the police.
• Providing clear and easily accessible processes for anyone who chooses to make adisclosure or formal report seeking appropriate action against any members of our organisations.
• Ensuring that our processes for investigating and resolving such complaints follow procedural fairness and are timely, fair to all parties.To the greatest extent possible, our processes do not re-traumatise people who report sexual harm or victims of sexual harm.
• Providing information on how to access an independent review of our process and work in good faith with such independent reviews.
• Publicly reporting annually on the number of disclosed and reported instances of sexual harm in our organisations.
• Proactively collecting robust data about occurrences of sexual harm in our organisations and the effectiveness of our reporting and support systems.
• Working collectively in a research-informed manner to better understand and assist in addressing the prevalence of sexual harm in our wider society and develop evidence-based approaches for its elimination.