Sexual Harassment Prevention Plan Now Mandatory for Employers in Queensland
If you engage any employees in Queensland, recent changes came into effect on 1 March 2025 that directly apply to your business. Here, we briefly summarise the changes that employers in Brisbane will now need to meet.
From 1 March 2025, Queensland employers are now required to have a written Sexual Harassment Prevention Plan in place to manage workplace risks related to sexual and gender-based harassment. While all Australian employers already have a duty to prevent sexual harassment, Queensland has taken this one step further by mandating a formal, documented approach.
This new requirement highlights the growing importance of proactively addressing harassment in the workplace.
Sample Templates
To help businesses meet these obligations, and to encourage employers across the country to take action, we’ve created free Sexual Harassment Policy and Sexual Harassment Prevention Plan templates.
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What if we only engage employees outside of Queensland?
Even if your business only hires employees outside of Queensland, implementing a prevention plan is still a valuable, proactive step to protect your employees, leadership team, and overall business reputation.
It also will assist you to comply with your proactive duty to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace – which applies in all States and Territories of Australia, as it gives you an easy way to show that you have considered the risks and are taking action to prevent your people.
Further Questions
Our Employment + Workplace Relations team can provide you with practical guidance on how to navigate these and other looming changes to ensure you meet your obligations under the new laws. Please reach out to the team here.