AHRC Recommendations Response
Our response to the AHRC 'Change the Course' report recommendations
Here’s how we’ve taken action on the nine recommendations made in the AHRC ‘Change the Course’ report on Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment at Australian Universities. Download Monash University's Response to Change the Course Report.
As part of our journey towards fulfilling the recommendations, we conducted an Independent Review of our policies and response pathways, as well as looking at contributing factors in University residences. Read the Worklogic Independent Review, and you can read Monash’s action plan to address the recommendations.
We recognise that while we’ve fulfilled these recommendations, they require an ongoing commitment to ensure they remained fulfilled. We’ll continue to improve and review our response pathways regularly, and we’re committed to implementing a range of prevention measures with a focus on primary prevention interventions.
Respect Now Always Advisory Committee
We established the Respect Now Always (RNA) Advisory Committee in September 2017.
The RNA Advisory Committee is chaired by Monash University Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Margaret Gardner OA.
The RNA Advisory Committee includes representation from Monash’s senior leadership, the student body, academic staff, residential colleges, student services and frontline sexual assault services.
- Professor Margaret Gardner (Chair) – Vice-Chancellor & President
- Professor Sue Elliott (Co-Chair) – Deputy Vice-Chancellor & Vice-President (Education)
- Mr. Vladimir Prpich – Executive Director, Campus Community Division
- Professor Sharon Pickering – Dean, Faculty of Arts
- Professor David Copolov – Pro Vice-Chancellor (Major Campuses and Student Engagement)
- Professor Andrew Walker – Interim Pro Vice-Chancellor (Malaysia)
- Professor Matthew Gillespie – Vice-Provost (Faculty and Graduate Affairs)
- Ms. Emily Spencer - Chief of Staff and Director, Office of the Vice-Chancellor and President
- Ms. Bridgid Connors – Chief Human Resources Officer
- Ms. Susan Anderson – Deputy General Counsel
- Ms. Trisha Prpich – Director, Monash Residential Services
- Mr. Andrew Marks – Director, Counselling and Mental Health Programs
- Ms. Fiona Marshall - Manager, Respectful Communities
- Mr. Sean Brito-Babapulle – Principal, Mannix College
- Ms. Jo Mithen - Chief Executive Officer, Monash College
- Ms. Mary Mass – SECASA (independent nominee)
- Student President, Monash Postgraduate Association
- Student President, MONSU Caulfield
- Student President, Monash Student Association
- Student President, MONSU Peninsula
- Student President, Monash Parkville Student Union
Documents
- RNA Advisory Committee Terms of Reference
- RNA Advisory Committee Meeting 01/2017 Agenda - 25 September 2017
- RNA Advisory Committee Meeting 01/2017 Minutes - 25 September 2017
- RNA Advisory Committee Meeting 02/2017 Agenda - 14 November 2017
- RNA Advisory Committee Meeting 02/2017 Minutes - 14 November 2017
- RNA Advisory Committee Meeting 01/2018 Agenda - 22 February 2018
- RNA Advisory Committee Meeting 01/2018 Minutes - 22 February 2018
- RNA Advisory Committee Meeting 02/2018 Agenda - 11 June 2018
- RNA Advisory Committee Meeting 02/2018 Minutes - 11 June 2018
- RNA Advisory Committee Meeting 03/2018 Agenda - 27 August 2018
- RNA Advisory Committee Meeting 03/2018 Minutes - 27 August 2018
- RNA Advisory Committee Meeting 04/2018 Agenda - 23 October 2018
- RNA Advisory Committee Meeting 04/2018 Minutes - 23 October 2018
- RNA Advisory Committee Meeting 01/2019 Agenda - 8 April 2019
- RNA Advisory Committee Meeting 01/2019 Minutes - 8 April 2019
- RNA Advisory Committee Meeting 02/2019 Minutes - 12 August 2019
- RNA Advisory Committee Meeting 02/2019 Agenda - 12 August 2019
- RNA Advisory Committee Meeting 03/2019 Agenda - 21 October 2019
- RNA Advisory Committee Meeting 03/2019 Minutes - 21 October 2019
- RNA Advisory Committee Meeting 01/2020 Agenda - 10 March 2020
- RNA Advisory Committee Meeting 01/2020 Minutes - 10 March 2020
- RNA Advisory Committee Meeting 02/2020 Agenda - 2 June 2020
- RNA Advisory Committee Meeting 02/2020 Minutes - 2 June 2020
- RNA Advisory Committee Meeting 03/2020 Agenda - 10 September 2020