Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

'Seriously demeaning' is one of the requirements for conduct to meet the new statutory definition of sex based harassment that would be introduced by the bill to the Sex Discrimination Act. The term 'seriously demeaning' was chosen following stakeholder consultation but also to reflect the case law on sex based harassment, and it is to be interpreted using its ordinary meaning.

The CHAIR: The question is that amendment (1) on sheet 1434, as moved by Senator Waters, be agreed to.