Background

The 2024 Review of Harassment in the Legal Profession in South Australia is being undertaken by the Commissioner for Equal Opportunity Jodeen Carney.

This follows and was one of the 16 recommendations from the 2021 review.

The 2024 review will examine the effectiveness of the laws, policies, structures and complaint mechanisms relating to harassment, including sexual harassment, in the South Australian legal profession.

Feedback will show the extent of change over the past 3 years.

Submissions closed

People were invited to contribute to the review by completing an anonymous online survey or by making a written submission.

The survey and submissions closed at 11.59pm, Sunday 31 March 2024.

Thank you to all the individuals and organisations who took the time to contribute to the review.

Anyone with questions or feedback is welcome to write to LegalReview@sa.gov.au or call (08) 7322 7070.

Final report

The review team will now be assessing all survey results and submissions.

A final report will be prepared and provided to the Attorney-General, with an estimated completion date of 30 June 2024.

Support services

If you are experiencing distress, or work in the legal profession and the review has triggered difficult memories for you, we encourage you to seek support.

Counsellors are available through the following services:

Lifeline (24/7, personal crisis service) – 13 11 14

1800Respect (24/7, domestic, family and sexual violence service) – 1800 737 732

Women’s Safety Services SA (24/7, domestic violence crisis line) – 1800 800 098

Yarrow Place (24/7, rape and sexual assault service) – 1800 817 421

MensLine Australia (24/7, men's support service) – 1300 789 978

QLife (3pm to midnight, LGBTQIA+ support service) – 1800 184 527

13YARN (24/7, culturally safe helpline for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people) – 13 92 76

BeyondBlue (24/7, depression, anxiety and suicide prevention service) – 1300 224 636