About the scheme

The Restorative Engagement and Redress Scheme is available to former and current Victoria Police employees who have experienced workplace sex discrimination or sexual harassment.

Redress is about making an acknowledgement for wrongs that happened in the past. The scheme will offer a range of options for eligible participants, including:

counselling

a restorative engagement process

financial payments

The scheme is independent of Victoria Police and is being delivered by a dedicated support team who will be available to:

explain if you are eligible

guide you through the application process

discuss options available in the scheme and what may be suitable for you

Our support team is available to answer any questions you may have:

Your privacy will always be protected in line with the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic).

Apply to the scheme

The scheme is now open to receive and assess applications from all former and current Victoria Police employees including:

Victorian Public Sector employees (including administrative officers)

uniformed members, Protective Services Officers and Police Custody Officers

You can apply to the scheme if you experienced workplace sexual assault, sex harassment and/or sex discrimination before 12 December 2019, and the behaviour:

relates to a Victoria Police workplace

happened while you were working

was perpetrated by a person who was a Victoria Police employee at the time

The standard of proof for the scheme is plausibility. This is lower than the criminal and civil standard.

An account of an experience is plausible if there is enough information, supported by a properly witnessed statutory declaration, to reasonably satisfy a person undertaking an assessment that the behaviour occurred.

Please note that offers from the scheme will be made to eligible participants from 1 July 2020.

If you are considering applying, we encourage you to get in contact for a confidential discussion. You can:

Apply for the Restorative Engagement and Redress Scheme