Sexual misconduct and violence

Sexual misconduct or violence constitutes a type of harassment or assault characterised by unacceptable behavior of a sexual nature. This encompasses:

Intimate partner violence
Grooming
Coercion or sexual requests
Unwanted or inappropriate physical contact
Suggestive comments, gestures or innuendos
Online comments, posts or unsolicited images via social media, email or texts
Intrusive questions or spreading rumours of a sexual nature

There may be other forms of sexual misconduct or violence that are not listed above, which could also constitute sexual harrassment or assault.

Sexual assault is a criminal offense wherein an individual deliberately touches another person without their consent, the touch being sexual in nature.

Sexual harassment denotes unwanted and unwelcome words, actions or behavior of a sexual nature that aims to create an intimidating, hostile, degrading or humiliating environment. It often involves the misuse of personal or institutional power.

Get the right support

Reporting

There are two ways to report:

If you select 'Report anonymously', the College will not be able to directly help you or follow up with you on your report. We will be able to track incidents and concerns, identify trends and improve things based on these.

If you would like someone from the College to contact you in regard to your report, please 'Report with details'.

You can report a number of different types of concerns. For example, you can report an incident of sexual harassment, bullying or hate incidents. If your are unsure which category your concern is most relevant to, or you would like to find out more information about the support available, please see the How to get the right information and support section, which provides information on the definitions of the various types of concerns you can report.

The College will keep the information you provide in the form confidential and only share with those who need to know. Your personal data will be maintained pursuant to data protection legislation, regulation and our policy and procedure. You can learn more about this by reading our Student Privacy Notice and our Staff Privacy Notice.

Report anonymously

Report with details