The proposal contains 5 components which would provide funding for programs addressing workplace sexual harassment.

Component 1: Stopping sexual harassment at work – Respect@Work

Implement all 55 recommendations of the Sex Discrimination Commissioner’s report Respect@Work: National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces and introduce legislation to strengthen laws that prevent sexual harassment.

Component 2: Stopping sexual harassment at work – Positive Duty

The Workplace Sexual Harassment Council would draft legislation to establish a positive duty for employers to take reasonable and proportionate measures to eliminate sex discrimination, sexual harassment and victimisation.

Component 3: Australian Human Rights Commission – disclosure process for victims of historical sexual harassment matters

The Australian Human Rights Commission would receive funding of $1.5 million over 2 years (distributed evenly in 2022-23 and 2023-24) to develop a disclosure process for victims of historical sexual harassment matters.

Component 4: Working Women's Centres

Working Women's Centres would receive grant funding of $8 million per year from 2022-23.

Component 5: Australian Human Rights Commission – One-Stop Shop

The Australian Human Rights Commission would receive funding of $420,000 per year from 2022-23 to establish to establish a One-Stop Shop which would assist victims of workplace sexual harassment.