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The Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) [1] is an Act of the Australian Parliament, which was enacted on 11 June 1975 and passed by the Whitlam government.The Act makes racial discrimination in certain contexts unlawful in Australia, and also overrides state and territory legislation to the extent of any inconsistency.
Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, [1] deals with offensive behaviour "because of race, colour or national or ethnic origin" in Australia. It is a section of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, [2] which was passed by the Australian Parliament during the term of the Whitlam government and makes racial discrimination unlawful in Australia.
Silberberg v The Builders Collective of Australia Inc, [1] is a 2007 judgment of the Federal Court of Australia, and the first Australian case exploring the liability of Internet forum operators for racial vilification under the Racial Discrimination Act 1975. [2]
The Racial Discrimination Act 1975 forbids hate speech on several grounds. The Act makes it "unlawful for a person to do an act, otherwise than in private, if: the act is reasonably likely, in all the circumstances, to offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate another person or a group of people; and the act is done because of the race, colour or national or ethnic origin of the other person, or ...
(7:0) The 1992 and 1993 amendments to the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 purported to vest judicial power in the Commission contrary to Ch III of the Constitution and hence were invalid. Brandy v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ( HREOC ) was a case before the High Court of Australia determining that the HREOC could not validly ...
Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen, [1] was a significant court case decided in the High Court of Australia on 11 May 1982. It concerned the constitutional validity of parts of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, and the discriminatory acts of the Government of Queensland in blocking the purchase of land by Aboriginal people in northern Queensland.
Commonwealth Racial Discrimination Act 1975; Commonwealth Racial Hatred Act (1995) Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act (1986) New South Wales: Anti-Discrimination Act (1977) South Australia: Prohibition of Discrimination Act 1966 (SA) under Don Dunstan, [228] then Attorney-General of South Australia (now Equal Opportunity Act ...
The Parliament of Australia has enacted a number of anti-discrimination laws relying on the external affairs power of the Australian Constitution. [2] These include: Age Discrimination Act 2004; Disability Discrimination Act 1992; Racial Discrimination Act 1975; Sex Discrimination Act 1984