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South Australia’s Equal Opportunity Commission will start investigating the prevalence of sexual harassment in South Australia’s legal profession from today after a MP raised concerns of “abhorrent” behaviour in the workforce.
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A parliament-instigated inquiry into the prevalence of sexual harassment in South Australia’s legal profession is “unnecessary” and would hinder work already underway to address the issue, the SA Law Society claims, despite agreeing to cooperate with the investigation.
The State Government has backed a call for an independent investigation into workplace harassment within South Australia’s legal profession – despite stalling the approval of and highlighting the expense of a similar inquiry into potentially inappropriate behaviour at Parliament House.
The state’s legal industry has welcomed legislation which passed State Parliament last week to enable anyone who has been, or will be, appointed a Senior Counsel by the Supreme Court to use the alternative title of Queen’s Counsel.
South Australia’s judicial leaders have met to discuss the issue of bullying and harassment in the legal profession following a call for an independent inquiry.
SA Best MLC Connie Bonaros will today call for an independent investigation into workplace harassment within South Australia’s legal profession, with the former lawyer saying she is “no longer willing to sit by” and let it continue.
