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One year since handing down a damning report into sexual harassment within South Australia’s legal profession, the Equal Opportunity Commissioner says there has been a “noticeable” decline in the number of complaints made to her office.
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South Australian MPs found to have harassed colleagues or staff won’t face sanctions other than those imposed by their party or the parliament itself, under a proposed code of conduct that has drawn criticism from both the anti-corruption and Equal Opportunity commissioners.
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South Australia’s new Equal Opportunity Commissioner says she “hopes” that a parliamentary committee set up in March to act on recommendations arising from a damning review into sexual and other harassment inside Parliament House will respond before the end of the year.
State Parliament has agreed to establish a specialised unit tasked with stamping out harassment at Parliament House, months after the Equal Opportunity Commission revealed findings of a “toxic” and “rotten” workplace culture.
South Australia’s Judicial Conduct Commissioner should be handed the power to investigate MPs accused of misconduct, including sexual harassment, the state’s anti-corruption commissioner has recommended.
A retired Supreme Court Judge, Court of Appeal president and deputy head of the Australian Medical Association have been appointed to the state’s first judicial conduct panel, which will investigate the conduct of a serving Magistrate accused of inappropriate behaviour towards female staff.
The University of Adelaide will introduce an Integrity Unit and mandatory training on “behavioural expectations and inappropriate behaviours” after an independent inquiry found staff and students wanting to report bullying, sexual harassment and assault did not trust its systems.
