Austria - Sexual Harassment
This resource includes the legal definitions of different types of gender-based violence used in EU Member States, according to their legal terminology and national legislation. It was last updated in 2019 and makes a reference to the United Kingdom as a member state of the European Union.
Touching the victim’s sexual characteristics or committing a sexual act in front of the victim.
Legal provisions on protection orders
No legal provision
Legal Source
Criminal Code, Section 218
Observations
Sexual harassment requires the victim’s complaint for prosecution.
Sexual harassment at the workplace in the Equal Treatment Act offers a broader definition by penalizing touching other parts of the victim’s body as well as verbal utterance. (Equal Treatment Act, Section 46)