The Council’s leaders supported the approach under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth), which made it a positive duty to take reasonable measures to eliminate sexual harassment as much as possible and which introduced obligations for the legal profession to actively address the problem.
The Council’s directors recognised that the profession should move away from traditional power structures and should address underlying contributors if it wishes to eliminate sexual harassment and discrimination.
Those interested can read the statement of the Council.
Source: Law Council of Australia recognises positive duty to fight sexual harassment | Australasian Lawyer