{"id":898,"date":"2023-05-09T06:06:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T06:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curtin.edu.my\/student\/?page_id=898"},"modified":"2025-08-27T06:30:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T06:30:29","slug":"respectful-relationships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/curtin.edu.my\/student\/health-wellbeing\/respectful-relationships\/","title":{"rendered":"Respectful Relationships"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"notification notification--notice small\" data-segment=\"dom\">\n    <span class=\"ico ico-info\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M16 2a14 14 0 1 0 14 14A14 14 0 0 0 16 2zm0 26a12 12 0 1 1 12-12 12 12 0 0 1-12 12z\"\/><path d=\"M15 15h2v6h-2z\"\/><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"12\" r=\"1\"\/><\/svg><\/span><p>In a life-threatening situation, contact the Police on 999. In case of an emergency within the campus premises, call +6085630100; Ext: 2782\/2383 to ensure a timely response.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are aware of or have experienced an incident of sexual assault or harassment, see something that should not be happening, or feel unsafe, please report it.<\/p>\n\n\n<section          class=\"block button-block\" role=\"complementary\" aria-label=\"Button block\"\n         data-segment=\"all\">\n\n        \n<div class=\"block-heading hidden\" data-segment=\"dom\">\n                                <h2 class=\"block-heading__title \" id=\"button-block\">Button block<\/h2>\n            \n                        \n                        \n                            <\/div>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/csapp.curtin.edu.my\/compconfmgmt\/complaintForm.asp\" class=\"button button--deep-blue\" target=\"_top\">Submit a report<\/a>    \n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will help you get the right support, even if the incident occurred in the past and\/or did not occur on a Curtin campus. A range of free and confidential services are also available to support you if you have experienced or been affected by sexual assault and sexual harassment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contact our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/curtin.edu.my\/student\/health-wellbeing\/our-people\/\">Counsellors&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is sexual assault and sexual harassment?<\/h2>\n\n\n<section\n                class=\"block accordions\" role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Accordion\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n        \n\n    <div class=\"accordions__container\">\n                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n            <button class=\"accordion__heading accordion__toggle\" aria-controls=\"sexual-assault\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Sexual assault<span class=\"ico ico-chevron-fat ico--deep-blue\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M10.91 30.41l-2.82-2.82L19.67 16 8.09 4.41l2.82-2.82L25.33 16 10.91 30.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content content\" id=\"sexual-assault\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>Sexual assault is when a person is forced, coerced or tricked into sexual acts against their will or without their consent, including when they have withdrawn their consent.<\/p>\n<p>Sexual assault:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Is behaviour that the survivor has not invited or chosen.<\/li>\n<li>Can be one-off events, or part of a pattern of violence.<\/li>\n<li>May have a range of effects, including physical, emotional and psychological.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sexual assault and other sexual offences are criminal offences. Read more on the <a href=\"https:\/\/wao.org.my\/laws-on-rape-and-sexual-assault\/\">Laws on Rape and Sexual Assault<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n            <button class=\"accordion__heading accordion__toggle\" aria-controls=\"sexual-harassment\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Sexual harassment<span class=\"ico ico-chevron-fat ico--deep-blue\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M10.91 30.41l-2.82-2.82L19.67 16 8.09 4.41l2.82-2.82L25.33 16 10.91 30.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content content\" id=\"sexual-harassment\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>Sexual harassment is:<\/p>\n<li>Any unwanted or unwelcome sexual behaviour, which makes a person feel offended, humiliated or intimidated.<\/li>\n<li>Interaction, flirtation or friendship which is not mutual or consensual.<\/li>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n            <button class=\"accordion__heading accordion__toggle\" aria-controls=\"consent\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Consent<span class=\"ico ico-chevron-fat ico--deep-blue\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M10.91 30.41l-2.82-2.82L19.67 16 8.09 4.41l2.82-2.82L25.33 16 10.91 30.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content content\" id=\"consent\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>Whenever you have sex, you need to make sure that your partner is just as enthusiastic about having sex. In other words, that they give their full consent. It\u2019s important that you are 100% sure that the person you\u2019re with is happy and willing because non-consensual sexual activity (even kissing and touching) is actually against the law.<\/p>\n<p>Not only is sex without consent a crime, but being pressured or forced into a sexual situation you\u2019re not ready for (also known as rape and sexual assault) can do lasting emotional damage. 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