Discrimination & Sexual Harassment Complaint

What this document does

• A formal complaint statement in the structure the Australian Human Rights Commission and the state commissions expect: the attribute, the area, each incident dated and numbered, why it is unlawful under the exact Act and sections, the harm, and the outcome you want — plus your witness statement and evidence list.
• Records the facts that matter on paper: respondent (organisation and individual), protected attribute and area of public life, internal complaint and response, body the complainant chooses.
• Set out the way the Australian Human Rights Commission and state commissions ask for it: the attribute, the area of public life, dated incidents, the harm and the outcome you want.
• Cites the right Act, regulator and tribunal for your state — all eight states and territories covered.
• Delivered as a PDF you download the moment it is ready.

What we'll ask you

Plain-English questions, one at a time. No legal knowledge needed — if you don't know an answer exactly, your best estimate is fine.

1. Who is the complaint against? The employer, business, landlord or agent, school or organisation — its legal or trading name — and, if a particular person did it, their name and role too.
2. In a few lines, what happened and where? For example your job, a shop or service, renting, or a course. You will list each incident with its date in a moment.
3. What is it about? The attribute: sex, pregnancy or breastfeeding, family or carer responsibilities, disability, age, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or sexual harassment.
4. Where did it happen?
5. Where do you want to lodge the complaint?
6. List each incident with its date (or closest you can), who did it and who saw it. One line per incident is perfect.
7. Did you complain to them about it? When, and what did they do?optional
8. What has it cost you? Lost pay or hours, a job or a promotion, the service or home you were refused, medical or counselling costs, and the effect on your health and wellbeing.
9. What do you want out of this? A written apology, compensation (say the figure if you have one), your job or hours back, a policy or training change, or something else.
10. What evidence do you have? Emails, texts or chat messages, rosters, payslips, the redundancy or refusal letter, medical certificates or reports, your own notes, and anyone who witnessed it.optional
11. The state or territory the matter is in — so the document cites the right Act, regulator and tribunal.
12. Your name and email — so the draft lands in your dashboard and inbox.