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58Meaning of sexual harassment for pt 5
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58 Meaning of sexual harassment for pt 5
(1) In this part:
sexual harassment—a person subjects someone else to sexual
harassment if the person makes an unwelcome sexual advance, or an
unwelcome request for sexual favours, to the other person or engages
in other unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature in circumstances in
which the other person reasonably feels offended, humiliated or
intimidated.
conduct, of a sexual nature, includes the making of a statement of a
sexual nature to, or in the presence of, a person, whether the statement
is made orally or in writing.