This Good Practice Note is intended to support higher education providers to better understand, prevent, identify and respond to sexual assault and sexual harassment.

TEQSA appreciates that there can never be zero risk. Understanding, preventing and responding appropriately to sexual assault and sexual harassment is a matter of concern for all higher education providers. TEQSA also appreciates that there is a range of responses to managing these risks and that these may be quite different for each provider depending on the provider’s individual context.

The information in this Good Practice Note is intended to provide specific and practical guidance. It aims to assist providers in considering how they may prevent, identify and respond to sexual assault and sexual harassment. Each provider should respond appropriately in the context of their institution.