What is sexual misconduct?

Sexual misconduct is a wide range of unwanted sexual behaviours that violate personal boundaries, dignity, and consent.

It covers all forms of sexual violence, including: 

• penetration without consent
• sexual assault
• sexual abuse (including online and image-based abuse)
• non-consensual sexual touching
• stalking
• abusive or degrading remarks of a sexual nature
• sexual harassment

Sexual harassment is unwanted conduct of a sexual nature which is offensive to the recipient.

Examples of sexual harassment include;

• Unnecessary and unwanted physical contact
• Sexual innuendo and sexual expletives
• Unwelcome advances, attention, invitations or propositions
• Unwelcome or lewd references to a person’s physical features, figure or dress
• Suggestive and unwelcome comments, looks, attitudes or jokes
• Sexist graffiti or the display of pornographic, degrading or indecent material
• Electronic transmission of pornographic, degrading or indecent material