Sexual assault is any unwanted sexual act.
This includes a range of unwanted or forced sexual behaviours. It is an act of violence. It is not about love or affection. Sexual violence includes a range of unwanted behaviours including touching, sexual harassment and intimidation, coerced sexual activity, sexual assault and rape, and can include other physical and emotional violence. Sexual violence is about power acted out in a sexual way, and is a crime of violence which has harmful individual, social and economic costs to our community.