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Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act

Section:16 :Prohibition of Publication

Obligation : To ensure that no information regarding sexual harassment cases is disseminated to the public, press or media

Type:Trigger Frequency: Quarterly

Action to be taken:
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Right to Information Act, 2005, the contents of the complaint made under section 9, the identity and addresses of the aggrieved woman, respondent and witnesses, any information relating to conciliation and inquiry proceedings, recommendations of the Internal Committee or the Local Committee, as the case may be, and the action taken by the employer or the District Officer under the provisions of this Act shall not be published, communicated or made known to the public, press and media in any manner:

Provided that information may be disseminated regarding the justice secured to any victim of sexual harassment under this Act without disclosing the name, address, identity or any other particulars calculated to lead to the identification of the aggrieved woman and witnesses

Audit Requirement:
Are there any instances where information regarding a sexual harassment case has been disclosed to the public, press or media?

Supporting Documents:
Details of such cases