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(1) This Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Response Procedure applies to all University of Newcastle ( (2) This procedure should be read in conjunction with the (3) This procedure details the supportive mechanisms for person who report incidents of sexual assault and sexual harassment. (4) Reports can be made by those individuals who have witnessed or are aware of an incident, including: (5) The (6) External reporting options are also available. Information can be found on the (7) The (8) The (9) (10) Alleged offenders will be offered support by the (11) Reports of an incident made to the (12) The (13) To escalate a report under clause 20 of the Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Response Policy, where there is an immediate or serious threat, or there is a requirement to inform a law enforcement agency or regulatory authority, the (14) To make a report of an incident involving sexual assault and sexual harassment, an individual can: (15) After a report has been received, the (16) The (17) The victim/survivor may, after being advised on the relevant misconduct process: (18) A report of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment against a (19) When a report of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment has been assessed and progresses to a misconduct process, the alleged offender will be provided with contact details of a person who can advise on support options available. (20) If the victim/survivor chooses to make a formal report to a law enforcement agency, the (21) A victim/survivor can, at a future time, request an assessment of misconduct if they decline to proceed at the time of reporting an incident of Sexual Assault or Sexual Harassment. To do so the victim/survivor should contact Campus Care at campuscare@newcastle.edu.au. This may be restricted due to report retention periods as determined by the (22) Victim/survivors have the option to disclose an incident through an anonymous report. Such reports provide a point in time reference for the individual making the report, and cannot be identified by the (23) An anonymous reports, can at a later time, be escalated to an identified report of sexual assault and sexual harassment by the victim/survivor. This may be restricted due to report retention periods as determined by the University Records Governance Policy. (24) Victim/survivors are encouraged to record the reference number provided after completing the report. This reference can be used to escalate the report to be actioned by the (25) The (26) Victim/survivors can report incidents to a law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction in which the incident occurred. In NSW victim/survivors can report to the NSW Police. Information can be found on the (27) The Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Response Procedure
Section 1 - Executive Summary
Section 2 - Reporting Options and Support
Support Options
Escalating Reports
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Section 3 - Identified report of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment
Misconduct Process
Section 4 - Anonymous Report
Section 5 - Reporting Externally