Safer Community Program

Sexual offences can be described as a broad range of sexual behaviours by another person that can make you feel uncomfortable, frightened or threatened. Sexual offences include rape and sexual assault.

Sexual harassment can be described as unwelcome sexual behaviour, which could be expected to make a person feel offended, humiliated or intimidated.

Bullying can be described as repeated, unreasonable behaviour that creates a risk to a person’s physical or psychological health.

Discrimination is when a person treats, or proposes to treat, someone unfavourably because of a personal characteristic.

Family/intimate partner violence can be described as harmful or violent behaviour that is used to control, threaten, force or dominate a family member through fear.

Stalking can be described as occurring when a person repeatedly follows, contacts, loiters or interferes with another person or their property, and intends to cause fear, physical or mental harm.