Positive Duty is a legal obligation introduced into the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) in December 2022. It applies to ‘persons conducting a business or undertaking’ (as defined in the Sex Discrimination Act).
Positive Duty requires organisations and businesses to take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment and sexist behaviours, rather than only responding after they occur.
Every organisation and business have an opportunity to prevent sexual harassment and other unlawful behaviours at work.
What this looks like in practice will vary. But by taking simple steps you can begin to satisfy the Positive Duty and help Lead the change.