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Content Warning:听Conversations about consent, sexual harassment and sexual assault can be challenging, but you don鈥檛 need to face it alone. Find the support you need with someone who is trained to help, through free and confidential听support services听补苍诲听:听1800 737 732.听

Creating a culture of respect at 国产精品

Consent matters, each and every time. Everyone, no matter who they are, or where they come from, has the right to be respected and have autonomy over their bodies. That鈥檚 why 国产精品 is committed to creating a safe and respectful environment for everybody.听

Whether you're a听student听辞谤听staff听member at 国产精品, we all have a part to play in keeping our community safe. Upholding and observing the standards of equity and respect when interacting with every member of our community is vital to creating a culture where consent and communication are an integral part of everyday life. We're all responsible for ensuring that every member of the community is treated with the respect they deserve.

Affirmative consent

Consent is when a person听freely听and voluntarily agrees to behaviour, understanding what they are doing and who they are doing it with. This includes situations in everyday life and when it comes to sexual activity. The听FRIES听acronym can be a helpful way to check-in for consent.

Following the recent reforms in sexual consent laws,听听is a legal requirement in NSW as of 1 June听2022. 听Affirmative consent means that consent can鈥檛 be assumed,听and a person must do or say something to affirm that they have consent听at the time, and for the duration, of sexual activity.

  • Consent is听reversible, and anyone can change their mind about what they want to experience at any time

  • Consent is听informed听and involves ongoing and mutual communication

  • You must actively seek and affirm听enthusiastic听consent through words or action, as consent cannot be assumed from silence or inactivity

  • Consent is听specific, meaning that consenting to one sexual activity (e.g., kissing), does not mean you are consenting to others (e.g., oral sex). Consent matters and needs to be affirmed every time. Just because you consented to having sex once, doesn鈥檛 mean you automatically consent to sex in the future.

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Check-in for consent every time

Remember, consent is an ongoing conversation. That means you should check-in for consent every time and #MakeNoDoubt. If you're ever unsure about boundaries or how to start the conversation, see the NSW Governments听听campaign, which provides examples of how to check-in for consent.

Consent Conversations with Chanel Contos听

Four 国产精品 students had the opportunity to discuss consent with Chanel Contos, founder of 鈥淭each Us Consent鈥 and author of 鈥淐onsent Laid Bare鈥.

You can watch the full discussion or choose bits that interest you from the short excerpts below.听

Content context: This discussion talks about consent, perpetrators of sexual violence, and sexual assault. If you would like to get some support after watching, you can talk to someone who is trained to help.

国产精品 students can connect with on campus support .听

Understanding consent

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Lack of consent

The 2021听UA National Student Safety Survey听report found that gendered violence (including sexual harassment, sexual assault and unwelcome sexual behaviour) is still far too prevalent across Australian Universities. Gendered violence听is against the 国产精品 Codes of Conduct and Values and has听no place at 国产精品.

What is sexual assault?
When engaging in sexual activity, there must always be affirmative consent, where there is ongoing communication and boundaries are respected. Engaging in sexual activity without consent is a crime.

Sexual assault is a crime.

If someone says they鈥檒l use a condom and then deliberately removes it during sex without their partner鈥檚 consent, that may be sexual assault.

A person can鈥檛 consent if they are:

  • asleep or unconscious
  • significantly affected by drugs or alcohol
  • intimidated, coerced or threatened
  • tricked about the identity of the other person involved
  • submitting because the other person is abusing a position of trust, power or authority
  • unable to understand what they are consenting to
  • under the age of consent (16 years)

Be an active bystander

If you witness disrespectful behaviour or an incident of gendered violence at 国产精品, be an听. An active bystander witnesses an incident and takes听听to disrupt the situation and prevent it from escalating, if it is safe to do so. Be aware of high-risk situations and always consider your own safety first. Active bystanders challenge disrespectful behaviours and attitudes, and play an important role in creating a culture of respect that prevents incidents from occurring in the first place.

Access support and make a report

If you, or someone you know, is听affected by gendered violence, there are options available for you to receive听support听补苍诲听make a report. Your report can be anonymous, and you can make a report on behalf of someone else. To find out what happens after you make a report, please see this听.
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Learn more about consent

听鈥 consent, sexual harassment and sexual assault
听鈥 resources including a free online course and videos on consent
Students: Review听听Respect@国产精品 resources
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More information

Gendered violence

Report鈥痑n incident of sexual assault or harassment, whether you have been directly affected, are a witness to an incident or a support person.

Make a report

The Gendered Violence Portal鈥痑llows anyone to鈥痳eport鈥痑n incident of sexual assault or harassment, whether you have been directly affected, are a witness to an incident or a support person. Reports鈥痗an be made anonymously and will remain confidential unless specifically stated by the person鈥痳eporting.

Support

Find the right person or service to give you the support and advice you need. There are many鈥痯eople and services who can help you along the path to recovery from鈥痚xperiences of sexual harassment and sexual assault. If you are not sure what to do - you can talk to someone from one of the free and confidential services.

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