You are encouraged to raise your concerns with the university if you or someone you know in the university community has experienced:
· Gender-based violence
· Sexual harm, including sexual harassment or sexual assault
· Fraud or corruption
· Discrimination, racism or harassment.
You can remain anonymous; however this may limit the actions the University can take.
All University employees and those who provide services to the University are Public Officers and are required by law to report certain types of conduct.
Public Officers must report any matter they reasonably suspect to be corruption in South Australian Public Administration to the Office for Public Integrity.
Public Officers are encouraged to report any misconduct or maladministration in public administration to the Office for Public Integrity.
If you’re unsure where to make a report or want to talk to someone about the process, you can contact the Integrity Unit for advice.
If you have experienced or witnessed behaviour that has caused you distress, we recommend you seek wellbeing support as a priority.
Yarrow Place: 1800 817 421
Yarrow Place is the lead public health agency responding to adult rape and sexual assault in South Australia. They provide free, direct services to people aged 16 years or older who have been raped or sexually assaulted or who were aged 16 years or older at the time of the assault.
Direct services include 24 hour crisis response service (medical and counselling services for recent sexual assault), professional counselling, therapeutic support groups for recent and past sexual assault, collection of forensic evidence as requested by those people who have made, or wish to make, a report to the police and referral to other services, as appropriate.
1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732
1800 RESPECT is a national counselling and support service for people impacted by sexual assault, domestic and family violence. You can call 1800 RESPECT on 1800 737 732 - the hotline is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can also chat online via their website.
QLife: 1800 184 527
QLife is a national telephone and web counselling service for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people, families and friends. QLife provides nation-wide, early intervention, peer supported telephone and web based services to people of all ages across the full breadth of people’s bodies, genders, relationships, sexualities, and lived experiences.
13YARN 13 92 76
13YARN is the first national crisis support line for mob who are feeling overwhelmed or having difficulty coping. We offer a confidential one-on-one yarning opportunity with a Lifeline-trained Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporter who can provide crisis support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 13YARN empowers our community with the opportunity to yarn without judgement and provide a culturally safe space to speak about their needs, worries or concerns.
Lifeline: 13 11 14
Lifeline is a national charity providing anyone experiencing a personal crisis with access to 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention services. This is a free service.
Gender-based violence is any form of physical or non-physical violence, harassment, abuse or threats, based on gender, that results in, or is likely to result in harm, coercion, control, fear of the deprivation of liberty.
This includes physical violence (assault, intimate partner violence), sexual violence (assault, harassment, non-consensual image sharing), emotional and psychological abuse (stalking, intimidation, coercive control), and economic abuse (restricting access to money, education, or employment).
It describes violence rooted in gender-based power inequalities, rigid gender norms and gender-based discrimination. While people of all genders can experience gender-based violence, it primarily affects women and girls, and disproportionately affects First Nations people, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, people with disability and people of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity.
Members of the Adelaide University community are encouraged to report any instances of gender-based violence or sexual harm to the Integrity Unit (IU), including:
· Physical violence (assault, intimate partner violence)
· Sexual violence (assault, harassment, non-consensual image sharing)
· Emotional and psychological abuse (stalking, intimidation, coercive control)
· Economic abuse (restricting access to money, education, or employment).
The Integrity Unit will undertake risk assessments, safety planning and make referrals to support you. Additionally, they may also be able to undertake investigations and disciplinary processes where the matter involves the conduct of a member of our university community.
It can be very challenging to raise these types of concerns. Discussions are confidential, unless the IU are obliged by law to disclose your information, in which case they will inform you. If your information needs to be shared within the University to enable your report to be actioned, the Integrity Unit will discuss that with you prior to that occurring.
Integrity Unit staff are trained in how to provide a person-centred and trauma informed response to these issues and we will work with you to explain your options and ensure you are supported.
Information about wellbeing support available to those who have experienced gender-based violence and sexual harm is also available.
Staff from the Integrity Unit will be in contact within two business days.
If you make a report via the Anonymous Report Centre, please take note of the report key and case number shown when you submit your report. This will enable you to log back in through the Reporting Centre to receive updates or send further information to the Integrity Unit.
Fraud involves dishonestly obtaining or attempting to obtain a benefit or advantage for any person (whether yourself or another) or dishonestly causing or attempting to cause detriment to the University.
Corruption involves the misuse of the person's position in the University for personal or private advantage and may include bribery, fraud, nepotism, extortion or dishonesty. Corruption includes conspiring to aid, induce or conceal these offences. Corruption can include improper action taken to further the purported interests of an organisation.
Maladministration means conduct that results in the irregular or unauthorised use of public money or the substantial mismanagement of public resources.
Bribery is offering, promising, giving, asking, or accepting money or something else of worth to influence a person's actions related to their job duties. This includes bribery of foreign officials.
All members of the University community can help prevent fraud and corruption by speaking up.
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As Public Officers, staff have a responsibility to report any matter they suspect to be corruption in South Australian Public Administration to the Office for Public Integrity.
Otherwise, you can report your concerns to the University’s Integrity Unit:
E: integrityunit@adelaide.edu.au
Phone: +61 468 672 941
You can also make a report via the website, where your report may be anonymous if you choose https://serviceshub.adelaide.edu.au/arc
While you are at the University, if you see or experience behaviour that you feel may be discrimination, harassment, racism and/or inappropriate behaviour, you are encouraged to report it to the Integrity Unit.
Racism is the process by which systems and policies, actions and attitudes create inequitable opportunities and outcomes for people based on race. Racism is more than just prejudice in thought or action. It occurs when this prejudice – whether individual or institutional – is accompanied by the power to discriminate against, oppress or limit the rights of others.
Discrimination occurs when someone is treated less favourably than others because they have a particular characteristic or belong to a particular group of people such as:
· Ableism
· Antisemitism
· Homophobia
· Islamophobia
· Transphobia.
Discrimination and harassment can also occur on grounds of age, political belief or activity, parental or career status, physical features, disability, race, gender identity, religious belief or activity, industrial activity, sex or sexuality, marital status, pregnancy or breastfeeding, or identity of spouse.
Whilst the University supports freedom of speech it is important to know that harassment, discrimination and racism constitute unacceptable behaviour and may be considered misconduct.
Harassment, intimidation, bullying or doxing could also be considered forms of foreign interference if there is a likelihood it is being carried out by, or on behalf of, a foreign actor. You are encouraged to raise these issues with the University.
If your concern involves an issue of immediate physical safety on campus, call 000 to be connected with the state Emergency Services (Police, Fire, Ambulance) contact AU Security
Staff:
Students:
SA Police (SAPOL) . If your concern involves possible criminal conduct, you should consider reporting the matter to SAPOL. You are encouraged to report the matter to the University as well and let us know that it is also being dealt with by SAPOL.
National Student Ombudsman (NSO) The NSO works with students and higher education providers to resolve student complaints. They are independent and impartial with powers to investigate a broad range of issues.
Office for Public Integrity (OPI) The OPI receives complaints and reports about corruption, misconduct and maladministration in South Australia's public administration.
Equal Opportunity SA may also help to resolve discrimination, sexual harassment or victimisation complaints.
You can report an incident or concern, or seek advice about your concern from the University’s Integrity Unit:
E: integrityunit@adelaide.edu.au
Phone: +61 468 672 941
Online via the reporting form: https://serviceshub.adelaide.edu.au/arc.
