Tasmania
These agencies can provide support to people in Tasmania to address workplace sexual harassment. For more information about how they may be able to help you, contact the agency directly.
The agencies listed here can provide support to people in Tasmania to address workplace sexual harassment. Select the name of the agency to learn more about how they can help you.
The national agencies can also provide support to people in Tasmania.
Actions that you can take with the support of these agencies include:
- Making a sexual harassment complaint with an anti-discrimination or human rights body.
- Applying for a stop sexual harassment order (or a stop bullying and sexual harassment order), general protections, unlawful termination or unfair dismissal with the Fair Work Commission.
- Making an application with a state industrial relations body if you have been unfairly dismissed because of the workplace sexual harassment.
- Making a workers’ compensation claim with your employer or through a workers’ compensation organisation if the workplace sexual harassment has caused you physical or mental injury or illness.
- Reporting the workplace sexual harassment as a work health and safety (WHS) issue to a WHS regulator.
About Equal Opportunity Tasmania
Equal Opportunity Tasmania (EOT) aims to foster a society free of discrimination, prejudice, bias and prohibited conduct by administering the Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 (Tas). EOT investigates complaints of discrimination, including in respect of workplace sexual harassment.
Contact Equal Opportunity Tasmania for more information
- Website: Equal Opportunity Tasmania
- Email: office@equalopportunity.tas.gov.au
- Phone: 1300 305 062
- Text message: 0409 401 083
- Post: GPO Box 197, Hobart TAS 7001
- Physical address: Level 1, 54 Victoria Street, Hobart Tasmania 7000
- Online enquiry formm
About Tasmanian Industrial Commission
The Tasmanian Industrial Commission (TIC) is the industrial tribunal for Tasmania established under the Industrial Relations Act 1984 (Tas). The TIC’s role is predominately related to the Tasmanian State Service and is to conciliate and arbitrate to resolve industrial disputes, including claims of unfair dismissal.
Contact Tasmanian Industrial Commission for more information
- Website: Tasmanian Industrial Commission
- Email: tic@justice.tas.gov.au
- Phone: (03) 6165 6770
- Mail: GPO Box 1108, Hobart TAS 7001
- Physical address: Level 7, NAB House, 86 Collins Street, Hobart TAS 7000
About WorkSafe Tasmania
WorkSafe Tasmania (WST) is the WHS regulator in Tasmania. WST provides information, education and advice, and monitors and enforces compliance with WHS laws.
In Tasmania, workers’ compensation is a privately underwritten scheme in which approved insurers and self-insurers are responsible for managing the workers’ compensation claims process.
The WorkCover Tasmania Board (the Board) provides advice to the relevant Minister on Tasmania’s workers’ compensation scheme and monitors the effectiveness of the Scheme (among other functions). WorkSafe Tasmania manages the workers’ compensation scheme on behalf of the Board.
Contact WorkSafe Tasmania
- Website: WorkSafe Tasmania (WHS)
- Website: WorkSafe Tasmania (workers’ compensation)
- Email: wstinfo@justice.tas.gov.au
- Mail: PO Box 56, Rosny Park Tas 7018
- Phone: 1300 366 322 (inside Tasmania) or (03) 6166 4600 (outside Tasmania)
- Speak and Listen users: Phone 1300 555 727 then ask for 1300 135 513
- TTY users: Phone 133 677 and ask for 1300 135 513
- Internet relay users: connect to the National Relay Service (NRS) and ask for 1300 135 513
- Online enquiry form