Theatre Network NSW CODE OF BEHAVIOUR to prevent sexual harassment and abuses of power in our industry: a living document to which we encourage ongoing review

Some suggested codes of behaviour that we adhere to:

• It is never appropriate to consider or portray sexual harassment as a compliment.
• It is never appropriate to send sexually unsolicited explicit emails or text messages to colleagues.
• It is never appropriate to comment about a person’s private life or the way they look.
• It is never appropriate to sexually objectify anyone’s body in any way in any place, including in a rehearsal room, theatre or other place of work. These places must be safe places for everyone.
• It is never appropriate to direct insults or taunts of a sexual nature.
• It is never appropriate for someone in a senior role to ask a person in a junior role to work outside hours in a private home or hotel.
• It is never appropriate for an actor to be made to feel vulnerable during the course of their work, including through nudity, undress or costuming.
• It is never appropriate to initiate unwanted intimate physical contact, including kissing, brushing up against someone, touching, fondling or hugging.
• It is never appropriate to push people to share their personal experiences to deepen the work. If such an experience is voluntarily shared by someone, it is to remain confidential and within the trust of the working room.
• It is never appropriate to ignore either an informal or formal report of bullying, sexual misconduct, or harassment.
• It is never appropriate to downplay or make light of someone else’s concerns of harassment or misconduct.
• It is never appropriate to behave in any way that may be considered to be an offence under criminal law, such as physical assault, indecent exposure, sexual assault, stalking or obscene communications.

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Link to the complete article: http://www.artshub.com.au/education/news-article/news/professional-development/richard-watts/sexual-harassment-and-abuse-targeted-through-new-code-of-behaviour-254876

Link to Royal Court Theatre page: https://royalcourttheatre.com/vicky-featherstone-releases-industry-code-behaviour-prevent-sexual-harassment-abuses-power/