“This is a further step forward for A.N.U., and I have yet to see another university in the country that has been so proactive,” said Chrystina Stanford, chief executive of the Canberra Rape Crisis Center.

Australian universities have been inconsistent in their response to sexual assault and harassment on campus.

We reported last month that over the past year Australia has been grappling with on-campus assaults and reprisals against victims. Some universities have been slow to discipline perpetrators; some provide access to counselors, though not necessarily with specialized training in sexual assault; and education around the issue can vary from campus to campus.

A January report by the advocacy group End Rape on Campus Australia found that universities had frequently failed to support victims of sexual assault and harassment. And while the problem is global, each new scandal in Australia has prompted more women to speak out.

In the United States, by contrast, because of Title IX — a 1972 federal law mandating equal access to higher education — every American educational institution receiving federal funding is required to have a Title IX coordinator, whom victims can contact to report sex discrimination, sexual harassment or violence.