New legislation in Victoria aims to restrict the use of NDAs in workplace sexual harassment cases. Photo: Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS

Workers who sign a future non-disclosure agreement for sexual harassment will be able to break it under Australian-first state laws.

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Long-awaited legislation was introduced to Victorian parliament on Wednesday to restrict the use of NDAs in workplace sexual harassment cases.

It would ban the agreements unless requested by a victim, stop employers from pressuring or influencing their decision and enable workers to terminate NDAs after providing 12 months'

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