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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.
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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.
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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.
Attorney-General Vickie Chapman has agreed to set up South Australia’s first judicial conduct panel, which will have the powers of a Royal Commission, to investigate complaints about a serving Magistrate.
A South Australian Magistrate accused of sexual harassment is still working at the courts despite being asked by the Chief Magistrate to take leave while his alleged behaviour is investigated.
A South Australian magistrate subject to complaints by five women will face the state’s first judicial conduct panel, if the Attorney-General accepts a recommendation from the Judicial Conduct Commissioner.
