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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.
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 ...
It is responsible for investigating alleged infringements of Australia's anti-discrimination legislation in relation to federal agencies. The Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 articulates the Australian Human Rights Commission's role and responsibilities.
For example, the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), [21] implements the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, and the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth), [22] provides some of the rights outlined in the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. [20]
Anti-discrimination laws in Australia. Age Discrimination Act 2004; Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Queensland) Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (New South Wales) Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986; Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Victoria) Disability Discrimination Act 1992; Human Rights Act 2004 (Australian Capital ...
Justice Gyles held that the Collective had knowledge of the presence of one of the offensive postings in the forum (which they had denied), and had failed to remove it. However, there was no evidence that they had failed to remove it because of the Jewish race or ethnicity of Silberberg, as required by the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth ...
Age Discrimination Act 2004; Disability Discrimination Act 1992; Racial Discrimination Act 1975; Sex Discrimination Act 1984; Complaints for unlawful discrimination under one of the federal laws can be made to the Australian Human Rights Commission under the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986. [1] [3]