Assault or Sexual assault

  • Threats may be received by phone, email, in writing or in person.
  • The person receiving the threat should determine if there is a fear of immediate harm. If so, contact security/emergency response or your building warden.
    • If this call is not answered contact the police on 000.
  • If there is unlikely to be immediate harm you should notify your supervisor who will notify the Head of School or Head of Division.
  • The threat should be assessed. If it is of a trivial nature it should be dealt with under local departmental procedures.
  • If the matter is of a non-trivial nature or if in doubt, the Director Risk Management should be contacted as soon as possible.
  • The situation will be reviewed by the Director Risk Management who will determine the need to activate the University Threat Assessment Team.
  • The Director Risk Management and/or the Threat Assessment Team will determine the required response and advise local management accordingly.

Note: in the event of any assault (serious or not) referral to Counselling Services should always be considered. For any assault involving staff, the Director of People and Culture also needs to be informed as soon as possible.

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