Guidance
2022DIN01-073: Zero tolerance of unacceptable sexual behaviour: a victim/survivor-focused approach
A new policy to ensure appropriate support to victims/survivors of unacceptable sexual behaviour and to introduce a presumption of discharge for personnel found to have behaved in a sexually unacceptable way.
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This policy addresses unacceptable sexual behaviour that does not result in a criminal conviction. The victim/survivor focus of the policy seeks to ensure that victims/survivors trust that their report will be taken seriously and investigated in an appropriate and sensitive way, removed from their chain of command. The policy introduces a presumption of discharge for any Service person found to have behaved in a sexually unacceptable way, and provides guidance about what unacceptable sexual behaviour is.