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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent

Victorian review of NDAs gets strong support for outright ban in sexual harassment cases

A man's hand rests on a young woman's shoulder
Business group submissions to state government’s review didn’t support an outright ban on non-disclosure agreements, describing them as a ‘legitimate alternative’ to litigation. Photograph: Andriy Popov/Alamy

About 90% of submissions to a Victorian government-led consultation have recommended restricting the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in cases of sexual harassment, with a legal centre revealing pressure was put on a 15-year-old girl to sign one while she was working at a supermarket.

The Victorian government has released the 46 written submissions to its consultation paper, which proposed several possible reforms designed to tackle the misuse of NDAs to cover up sexual harassment.

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