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5.2 RESPONSIBILITIES OF EXECUTIVES, MANAGERS AND
PRINCIPALS
Executives, managers and principals are responsible for:
 promoting and modelling appropriate behaviour the Department’s
values
 understanding what constitutes discrimination and knowing how to
prevent or respond to any alleged discrimination
 monitoring the working environment to ensure as far as practicable
that acceptable standards of conduct are maintained at all times and
that discrimination and/or harassment are not tolerated
 promoting awareness of the avenues for advice and the complaints
procedures with respect to discrimination and/or harassment as set out
in this Policy
 treating complaints and behaviour which may constitute discrimination
and/or harassment seriously and taking immediate action
 treating complaints of discrimination and/or harassment with
appropriate confidentiality

 ensuring that a person is not victimised for making, or being involved
in, a complaint of discrimination and/or harassment
 providing contact details for Workplace Contact Officers to
complainants or respondents where appropriate
 referring to this Policy in their employee codes of conduct and practice.
5.3 RESPONSIBILITIES OF ALL EMPLOYEES
Employees are responsible for:
 complying with this Policy
 reporting any incident of discrimination and/or harassment that they
have experienced or witnessed

participating in any training provided by the Department, including
completing the Equal Opportunity eLearning module

modelling appropriate behaviour, including the employment principles ,
the Public Sector standards and the Department’s Values on A-Z
HRWeb .
 treating any allegations or complaints of discrimination and/or
harassment with appropriate confidentiality
6. Training
The Equal Opportunity , Workplace Bullying , Understanding DET Values
and Human Rights online modules aim to increase awareness and
understanding of the obligations, rights and responsibilities of all
employees of the Department under the relevant Commonwealth and
Victorian legislation and in accordance with the Department’s values.
All Department employees are required to complete these modules which
address Department policies on workplace conduct and educate
employees about their rights and responsibilities under equal opportunity,
anti-discrimination and workplace bullying laws and the Human Rights
Charter. These modules support the Department’s commitment to
providing safe, inclusive and respectful workplaces. The training courses

may be accessed by employees at any time and at any stage of their
employment.
6.1 MONITORING EMPLOYEE PROGRESS
Executives, principals and managers can monitor their employee
completion rates of the online modules through their Manager Self-Service
on eduPay.