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Privacy Statement

Australian Catholic University (ACU) manages your personal information in accordance with ACU’s Privacy Policy, the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and, where applicable, international privacy regulations. 

By entering personal information and details of incidents in this form, you consent to the information being collected and used to support the victim/survivor (which may include you and/or others) and assist ACU to take appropriate action in response to the report.

Any confidential information you provide will be treated confidentially in accordance with ACU’s Privacy Policy. ACU will not provide your information to anyone else without your consent, or unless the law imposes an obligation on the university to report the information (this tends to occur in very limited circumstances – for example, if the sexual abuse of a child is disclosed). 

You are not required to include your name in the report, allowing you to remain anonymous, however, it may limit the university’s ability to investigate. Accordingly, you are encouraged to include your name and contact details. Having this information will assist ACU to investigate the matter and, where appropriate, take action; it will also enable the university to contact you and connect you with appropriate support services.

You can contact ACU at any time to withdraw your consent, or to access or correct the personal information we hold about you. If you are located in the European economic area and the General Data Protection Regulation applies, you may also contact ACU regarding your right to portability, erasure, restriction or objection to processing.

I agree to the above (required) Yes No

*Third parties can submit a report, however, they are unable to receive updates on the matter

Who is submitting this report? (required) I am a victim-survivor of sexual misconduct or inappropriate behaviour I am supporting a victim-survivor of sexual misconduct or inappropriate behaviour. I witnessed an incident of sexual misconduct or inappropriate behaviour I have concerns for a student

The following responses should be from the point of view of the victim-survivor

If completing this section causes you distress, you can:

• Call 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) or Lifeline Australia on 13 11 14 for immediate 24-hour telephone counselling
• Contact ACU Counsellor (ACU students only) to make an appointment via email
• ACU 24 Hour Mental Health Support Line Call 1300 638 485 or text 0488 884 191 
• Contact the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Acacia EAP (ACU staff only) on 1300 364 273

What is the victim-survivor’s relationship with ACU? (required) Student Staff Other No relationship with ACU Unsure

Current age of victim-survivor (required) 18 years or older Under 18 years Unknown

Reporting Options

• Disclosure -  A disclosure is where a student says that they have experienced sexual misconduct. A student making a disclosure may simply wish to tell someone about the experience and/or they may be seeking information about resources, academic adjustments, support services and/or reporting options. ACU will not contact any person against whom an allegation is made. If you provide your contact details and give consent below, a member of the Safeguarding and Student Safety team will confidentially contact you. If you remain anonymous, the Safeguarding and Student Safety team will be unable to contact you.
• Formal report - this is where a student makes a disclosure of sexual misconduct with an intention that the university will take some form of action. If you provide your contact details and give consent below, a member of the Safeguarding and Student Safety team will confidentially contact you, to check if you are safe, offer welfare and academic support, and discuss the how your formal report could proceed. If you remain anonymous, the Safeguarding and Student Safety team will be unable to contact you.
• Unsure -you would like some more information and help before you decide.

Please note: You are under no obligation to decide now whether you/they want to make a formal report or not. If the incident involves sexual misconduct a formal report can be made at any time. If you/they require support making this report please access details of available support services .

What type of report would you like to make? (required) Disclosure Formal report Unsure

Details of incident

Date of incident (optional)

Time of the incident (optional)

Is the incident related to ACU? (optional) Yes No Unsure Not related to the university or any university related activity

Where did the incident take place? (optional)

Please describe what happened.

You can provide as much or as little detail as you wish. If you feel uncomfortable providing all the information here, that's okay - we can contact you directly to have a confidential discussion.

This may include the following:

• what happened?
• who was involved? (provide names of any person you're concerned about or who witnessed the incident - or provide a description if you don't know their names)
  
• were ACU Security or emergency services contacted?

If there is not enough space, please feel free to write in a Word document and upload it at Q18.

If completing this section causes you distress, you can:

• Contact Safeguarding and Student Safety team
• Contact ACU Counselling Service (ACU students only) to make an appointment
• Contact ACU 24 Hour Mental Health Support Line Call 1300 638 485 or text 0488 884 191
• Call 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) or Lifeline Australia on 13 11 14 for immediate 24-hour telephone counselling
• Contact the Employee Assistance Program, Acacia EAP (ACU staff only) on 1300 364 273.
• Contact QLife - LGBTIQ+ peer support and referral service 1800 184 527 or webchat qlife.org.au

What happened? (optional)

Answering this question is optional. Providing any information helps the Safeguarding and Student Safety team better understand the ways in which we can support you and also assists with our understanding of what happened to you. This section can also be addressed over the phone or email should you feel more comfortable.

Which of the following describes what happened to you? Please tick all that apply (optional) Staring or leering (e.g. gazes at someone in an unpleasant, uncomfortable, prolonged, or sexual manner) Comments or gestures (e.g. asking inappropriate personal questions, comments about appearance, flirting, explicit gestures, explicit comments) Bullying or harassment Displaying or sending indecent material (e.g. pornography or other sexual images) Indecent photography without consent (e.g. taking sexual images without consent, or sharing sexual images without consent) Online abuse or harassment Asking for sexual activity or behaviour, including in exchange for money or favours Masturbation or indecent exposure Verbal threat of sexual assault Attempted touching (including kissing) Non-consensual touching (including kissing, licking, groping above or below clothing, etc) Physical injury (eg strangling/choking, punching, biting, slapping, hair pulling, kicking, whipping etc) Drugged (suspect that you have been given or taken drugs without your consent) Non-consensual oral sex (any mouth to genitalia connection without your consent, also known as cunnilingus or fellatio) Attempted non-consensual sexual penetration Non-consensual sexual penetration (e.g. vaginal/anal intercourse, digital (finger) penetration, hand/fist insertion) Family and domestic violence Financial abuse Coercive control Isolation Intimidation Other behaviour

For other behaviour, please describe if you feel comfortable to do so (optional)

Has the incident been reported to the police? (optional) Yes No

Details of Alleged Offender(s)

These questions provide an opportunity to include details of the person(s) believed to be responsible for what happened to you. Please indicate below if you feel there is a risk of harm by disclosing this information.

Should you disclose that an ACU staff member is believed to have been responsible, and enough information is provided that this staff member could be reasonably identified, ACU is required to provide the report to the Chief People Officer to ensure the protection of the university community.

How many people were responsible for what happened to you? (optional) One (1) Two (2) More than two (2)

Do you wish to provide the details of who they are? (optional) Yes, one (1) Yes, Two (2) No

Do you feel there is a risk of immediate harm to you if you disclose their identity? (optional) Yes No Unsure

Additional information (optional)

What kind of support are you seeking?

Please note if you are anonymous, we will be unable to contact you. You are welcome to provide your contact details at any time. There is no time limit to contacting the Safeguarding and Student Safety team about what happened to you. Select multiple if they apply.

(optional) Provide information about ACU support and external support services. Provide information about how to report to the police. Guidance about safety measures (e.g. change classes, accommodation, safety planning). Academic consideration Academic support Other No support needed at this time

If other, please specify (optional)

Upload file (Maximum file size 10MB). Should you wish to supply any additional resources such as pictures*, reports or documents to support your report please upload below:

*Please note: pictures refer to screenshots of written text conversations, call logs or other evidence in support of your disclosure. It does not include pornographic or sexually explicit photographs or videos. It is illegal to forward/share/upload any images or videos of a pornographic nature and ACU is not an authorised body to receive such material. If you have images or recorded evidence of a pornographic nature, please do not share/forward/upload it, but instead, take the device it is stored on (phone/laptop/ipad etc) to the police station and show them directly.