Sexual Harassment Prevention Act Article 15

The government agencies (entities), troops, schools, police agencies, and the municipal and county (city) competent authorities shall start investigating within seven days of receiving the grievance or arrival of the transferred case and also complete the investigation within two months. If necessary, the length of the investigation may be extended by another one month and concerned parties shall be informed.After the municipal and county (city) competent authorities accept the grievance against sexual harassment under the subparagraph 2 of Paragraph 3 of the preceding Article, the Committee convener shall assign three to five committee members to form an investigation team and address the case in accordance with the requirements referred to in the preceding paragraph. The female representatives in the investigation team shall be no less than one-half of the total team members, and one of them shall be elected as the team convener.The investigation on an incident of sexual harassment shall be based on the principle of objective, justice and professionalism and provide both parties with a chance to make statements and defend. The relevant case status shall be notified in a timely manner. Where it is necessary to question the concerned party, repeated questions shall be avoided.When the government agencies (entities), troops, schools and police agencies conduct the investigation under Paragraph 1 and the Committee conducts the investigation under Paragraph 2, they shall make an investigation report and propose suggestions to address the case, and transfer the documents to the municipal and county (city) competent authorities for resolution.