New laws force employers to take responsibility for preventing sexual harassment.

New laws that force employers to take responsibility for preventing sexual harassment have come into force in Australian workplaces. They now give the Human Rights Commission the power to investigate if companies and employers are taking proactive steps to make workplaces safer.

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says the changes aim to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace rather than having workplaces react to it occurring. Source: AAP / LUKAS COCH/AAPIMAGE