CTHIn ForceAct
Sex Discrimination Act 1984
28BEmployment, partnerships etc.
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 28B
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Sex Discrimination Act 1984.
#### 28B Employment, partnerships etc.
(1) It is unlawful for a person to sexually harass or harass on the ground of sex:
(a) an employee of the person; or
(b) a person who is seeking to become an employee of the person.
(2) It is unlawful for an employee to sexually harass, or harass on the ground of sex, a fellow employee or a person who is seeking employment with the same employer.
(3) It is unlawful for a person conducting a business or undertaking to sexually harass, or harass on the ground of sex:
(a) a worker in the business or undertaking; or
(b) a person who is seeking to become a worker in the business or undertaking.
(4) It is unlawful for a worker in a business or undertaking to sexually harass, or harass on the ground of sex:
(a) a fellow worker; or
(b) a person who is seeking to become a worker in the business or undertaking.
(5) It is unlawful for a person (the first person) who is:
(a) a worker; or
(b) a person conducting a business or undertaking;
to sexually harass, or harass on the ground of sex, a person if the harassment occurs in connection with the first person being:
(c) a worker; or
(d) a person conducting a business or undertaking.
(6) It is unlawful for a person to sexually harass, or harass on the ground of sex, a person (the second person) who is:
(a) a worker; or
(b) a person conducting a business or undertaking;
if the harassment occurs in connection with the second person being:
(c) a worker; or
(d) a person conducting a business or undertaking.
(7) It is unlawful for a person (the first person) who is:
(a) an employee; or
(b) an employer;
to sexually harass, or harass on the ground of sex, a person if the harassment occurs in connection with the first person being:
(c) an employee; or
(d) an employer.
(8) It is unlawful for a person to sexually harass, or harass on the ground of sex, a person (the second person) who is:
(a) an employee; or
(b) an employer;
if the harassment occurs in connection with the second person being:
(c) an employee; or
(d) an employer.