Reporting a concern

Online disclosure

An informal disclosure is informing the University about an incident of bullying, harassment, discrimination or sexual harm.  
The University’s response to an informal disclosure will, to the extent possible, be guided by the wishes of the individual, with the wellbeing of all parties prioritised.

Unless the university has an obligation or duty of care, informal disclosures will not result in an investigative process or referral of a respondent under the Student Conduct, Wellbeing and Safety Policy, Student General Conduct Procedure, or Employee misconduct process.

An online disclosure can be escalated to a formal report at a later time.

The reporting and disclosure flowchart provides information about the disclosure process and support services at Griffith.

Make an informal disclosure

Formal report

A formal report is a request to the University to undertake an investigation into an incident or behaviour of concern.  Investigations will be conducted in accordance with the Student Conduct, Wellbeing and Safety Policy, Student General Conduct Procedure, or Employee misconduct process.

In line with procedural fairness, the respondent will have the opportunity to respond to allegations made in a formal report. For this reason, the respondent (person the allegation relates to) must be a student, employee or University Community member.

After submitting a formal report, individuals will receive details of support options available at the University.  To explore these options earlier, see Reporting and Disclosure or view the reporting and disclosure flowchart.

Make a formal report

Anonymous disclosure or report

For various reasons, we understand that individuals may prefer to notify the university anonymously. An anonymous disclosure may be appropriate if an individual does not wish the University to respond to the disclosure but would like a record made of the incident or behaviour.

While the University treats all reports seriously, it is important to note that it may or may not be able to fully investigate, provide notice of a decision or take action to resolve the concern when the source of the report is unknown.

You can confirm your anonymity or change your mind and provide contact details in the form if you choose.

Where contact details are provided, individuals will receive details of support options available at the University.  To explore these options earlier, see Reporting and Disclosure or view the reporting and disclosure flowchart.

Make an anonymous report