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The number and outcome of informal complaints of student on staff sexual harassment.

CL Rainwater made this Official Information request to University of Auckland

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From: CL Rainwater

Dear University of Auckland,

The following request applies to the period of 2021-25.

During that time, how many informal complaints, disclosures, reports, allegations, or notifications of sexual harassment did the University receive about the sexual harassment of a staff member by a student, regardless of who made the informal complaint, disclosure, report, or allegation?

In how many of the cases of those informal disclosures did the University conduct an internal investigation of the allegation?

In how many of the cases of those informal disclosures did the University contract an external investigation of the allegation?

In how many of the cases of those informal disclosures did the University bring disciplinary charges against the alleged perpetrator(s)?

What was the outcome of those disciplinary proceedings:
In how many was the alleged harassment found to be unsubstantiated?
Was any discipline imposed on the person who made the disclosure?
In how many was the alleged harassment found to be substantiated?
What was the discipline imposed?

In how many of those cases did the University or any member of staff create an internal record of a notifiable injury, illness, incident, or event?

In how many of those cases did the University or any member of staff notify WorkSafe of a notifiable injury, illness, incident, or event?

In how many of those cases did the University or any member of staff contact Police?

Yours faithfully,

CL Rainwater

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University of Auckland

Dear CL Rainwater,
I refer to your request of 26 April 2026, for official information under
the Official Information Act 1982.
The University will respond to your request as soon as reasonably
practicable, and within the Official Information Act’s maximum time limit
of 20 working days from the date of your request (25 May 2026) unless that
time limit is extended under the Act.
Yours sincerely,
Kamy Govender

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From: CL Rainwater <[FOI #34544 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 26 April 2026 8:45 am    
To: Legal <[University of Auckland request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - The number and outcome of informal
complaints of student on staff sexual harassment.
 
Dear University of Auckland,

The following request applies to the period of 2021-25.

During that time, how many informal complaints, disclosures, reports,
allegations, or notifications of sexual harassment did the University
receive about the sexual harassment of a staff member by a student,
regardless of who made the informal complaint, disclosure, report, or
allegation?

In how many of the cases of those informal disclosures did the University
conduct an internal investigation of the allegation?

In how many of the cases of those informal disclosures did the University
contract an external investigation of the allegation?

In how many of the cases of those informal disclosures did the University
bring disciplinary charges against the alleged perpetrator(s)?

What was the outcome of those disciplinary proceedings:
        In how many was the alleged harassment found to be
unsubstantiated?
                Was any discipline imposed on the person who made the
disclosure?
        In how many was the alleged harassment found to be substantiated?
                What was the discipline imposed?

In how many of those cases did the University or any member of staff
create an internal record of a notifiable injury, illness, incident, or
event?

In how many of those cases did the University or any member of staff
notify WorkSafe of a notifiable injury, illness, incident, or event?

In how many of those cases did the University or any member of staff
contact Police?

Yours faithfully,

CL Rainwater

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