Auckland University of Technology
Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1142, NZ
T: +64 9 921 9999
www.aut.ac.nz
Vanessa Marriott
Kyra Gillies
Chris Lam
28 August 2017
Dear Vanessa, Chris and Kyra
Fol owing your OIA request outlining the fol owing:
We wish to know about how many acts/experiences of sexual violence have been reported to the
university (including whether or not these instances have been passed onto New Zealand Police
and/or resulted in conviction).
We would like the number of sexual violence reports made to the university, and for these to be
broken up by the different types of sexual violence that are being reported:
- Unwanted filming of a person in a sexually harassing/demeaning way
- Nonconsensual photo and/or video sharing of a person’s intimate and/or sexual photos/videos
- Online or in-person sexual harassment in the form of comments, persistent harassment for 'sex',
stalking and/or rape threats
- Sexual assault and/or unwanted groping
- Rape (including anal and digital rape--forms still not recognised by New Zealand law)
- Intimate partner violence in which sexual violence has been involved
- Flatting violence in which sexual violence has been involved
We wish to have these reports broken down year by year (for the past ten years, including the year
still in progress), by the different forms outlined above, by the source of the report (student or staff,
rape survivor or concerned friend/family member).
Additionally, we wish for statistical data of the number of expulsions, trespass orders and
reparations that have occurred after such reportings of the accused.
Regarding the first element about acts of sexual violence reported to AUT, the fol owing information
is available:
AUT sexual assault data - TEFMA (Tertiary Education Facilities Management Association)
2008
2
2009
0
2010
0
2011
0
2012
0
2013
0
2014
0
2015
0
2016
1
Auckland University of Technology
Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1142, NZ
T: +64 9 921 9999
www.aut.ac.nz
There is no record of expulsion linked to the 2016 report as it was perpetrated by a person who was
not linked to the university. There are no reports to date for 2017.
Regarding other complaints made, ou
r Preventing Harassment Programme began producing annual
reports from data col ected since 2013 and covering a wide range of issues.
These are the numbers of
enquiries made through the Preventing Harassment Programme for this
period, relative to your request:
Ground for concern
2013
2014
2015
2016
Sexual Harassment
0
0
2
3
Bul ying/Intimidation
0
5
0
16
Insulting remarks
5
4
0
Excessive Rudeness
3
12
7
0
Screen images
1
0
0
0
Screen postings
2
0
0
0
Total
11
21
9
19
The details concerning these enquiries and any resulting complaints are confidential in order to
protect the privacy of the people concerned.
AUT only has oversight of complaints involving staff and/or students and not those involving third
parties and as a result do not have information about the following two elements of your request:
- Intimate partner violence in which sexual violence has been involved
- Flatting violence in which sexual violence has been involved
Yours sincerely
Alison Sykora
Head of Communications
AUT