Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsFor the purposes of this Act, "harassment" means a course of conduct by a person towards another person that is demeaning, derogatory or intimidating and includes such conduct that is carried on by or through a third person.
Examples to s. 7 amended by No. 3/2021 s. 65.
Examples
A makes derogatory taunts to B, including racial taunts or taunts about B's sexual orientation or gender identity.
A sexually harasses B.
A, a former employee of B, repeatedly telephones B at her workplace and makes insulting remarks about B to the person who answers the telephone.
A encourages another child to taunt B.
A repeatedly leaves pamphlets in B's mailbox that state that it is wrong to gender transition and that everyone's gender expression should match the sex they were assigned at birth.