Specialist sexual harassment and discrimination law services

About our service

Everyone deserves to feel safe and respected at work.

Our Equality Law Program provides specialist advice and representation to people who have experienced sexual harassment and discrimination.

This includes free legal information via our Publications and Resources catalogue.

Quote: We frequently hear from clients that the sexual harassment was said in a joking manner and they laughed along because they didn't know what else to do, or they just felt so uncomfortable.

How we help

Our lawyers have a strong commitment to helping you resolve your legal problems and get a fair outcome.

We focus on understanding your unique experience of discrimination and sexual harassment. We will advise you about all the legal options available and support you to respond in a way that best meets your needs and interests.

Our services

What we can help with

discrimination complaints under state and Commonwealth anti-discrimination and employment law
providing legal advice and assistance
representation at conciliation, mediations and hearings
conducting direct negotiations.

We also provide a specialist duty lawyer services. These are for people who have directions hearing listed (boked with) the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).

What we cannot help with

general employment advice
workers’ compensation claims
defending complaints of discrimination, sexual harassment or victimisation made against you.

How to get help

You can access free resources and information on our website by visiting our Publications and Resources catalogue, or via our website section 'I need legal information' by typing in a keyword.

You can also contact our Legal Help team for free, confidential legal information by:

call our Legal Help phoneline on: 1300 792 387
messaging our online Legal Help Chat in the bottom-right corner of your screen.

These services are open 8 am to 6 pm, Monday to Friday. Our legal help team will be able to connect you with our specialist sexual harassment services.

If you speak another language you can contact the Translating and Interpreting Service on 131 450 and ask to speak to Legal Help.

If we are unable to assist you, we will refer you to another service that may be able to provide you with the support you need.

Contact our Equality Law Program directly

Send an email to equalitylaw@vla.vic.gov.au including:

your name
Date of birth
address
contact number
email address
any language or other support needs
description of your legal problem
any urgency or time limits that may apply.

If you are making this referral on behalf of someone else, please also include:

referrer name
referrer organisation
referrer contact number
referrer email.

Help for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

We have a dedicated referral pathway for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Please advise in your email if you would like to be connected with this team.

If you prefer to get assistance from an Aboriginal legal service provider you can contact the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service or Djirra directly.

More information

Other support

Find out how you can get other support for discrimination, harassment and bullying.

Stakeholder resource pack

The following resources have been developed for stakeholder organisations. These can be provided to clients and used to promote our services through your organisations’ channels.