Launch of the Law Council’s Public Leadership Statement on Sexual Harassment and Discrimination in the Australian Legal Profession

26/09/2024

The Law Council of Australia's Public Leadership Statement on Sexual Harassment and Discrimination in the Australian Legal Profession can now be accessed here.

Law Council Directors formally endorsed the statement on 28 June 2024, on the recommendation of the Law Council’s Equal Opportunity Committee led by Ms Kate Eastman AM SC. The public leadership statement delivers on the Council's Strategic Plan 2021–26 to advance the integrity and excellence of the Australian legal profession, and is an action recommended by the Australian Human Rights Commission for organisations in support of the positive duty under section 47C of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth).