A new task force will examine allegations of sexual harassment in Victorian workplaces, the state government has announced.
The task force, due to report later this year, will look at strengthening reporting obligations around sexual harassment.
"A workplace that is not free from sexual harassment is an unsafe workplace," Acting Premier James Merlino said on Monday.
"Behaviour must be called out and acted on - and that starts with changing workplace culture."
A key initiative will be looking at a mandatory incident notification scheme.
The task force will look at strengthening the occupational health and safety framework to address sexual harassment, clarify employer obligations and encourage and support workers to speak up.
It will also consider measures to prevent the misuse of non-disclosure agreements in sexual harassment matters.
"The current system is not working ... we need to do more," Workplace Safety Minister Ingrid Stitt said.
The parliamentary secretary for workplace safety, Bronwyn Halfpenny, and the chair of the equal workplaces advisory council, Liberty Sanger, will co-chair the task force.
The announcement on International Women's Day comes amid the fallout from rape complaints at federal parliament.
Former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins alleged she was raped by fellow ministerial adviser in the office of Defence Minister Linda Reynolds in 2019.
Attorney-General Christian Porter is on leave after it was alleged he raped a 16-year-old girl in 1988.
Mr Porter strenuously denies the allegations, stemming from when he was 17 years old.
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