What are the discrimination laws of Australia?
Australia’s federal anti-discrimination laws are contained in the following legislation: Age Discrimination Act 2004. Disability Discrimination Act 1992. Racial Discrimination Act 1975.
Under Racial Discrimination Act 1975,
It is unlawful to do or say something in public that is reasonably likely to offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate a person or group because of their race, colour, or national or ethnic origin. This behaviour is called racial hatred.
Promoting one race against other race is racism.
Under the Racial Discrimination Act, it is unlawful to do or say something in public that is reasonably likely to cause offence, insult, humiliate or intimidate a person or group because of their race, colour, or national or ethnic origin.
This behaviour is understood as racial hatred, and can range from actions such as posting racially offensive material on social networking sites, to displaying racist posters, to calling people racist names.
A person who subjects another person to racially offensive conduct behaviour is principally responsible for his or her behaviour.
On another note, the conduct alleged may also fall under the cyber bullying laws which attract a criminal conviction and heavy penalties.
it’s unlawful to do (or say anything) that is reasonably likely (in all the circumstances) to offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate another person (or group of people) because of race, colour, national or ethnic origin pursuant to section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth).
This kind of discrimination is only prohibited in Australia if it’s committed in the following circumstances:
The words, sounds, images or writing is communicated in public; or
It occurred in a public place; or
It occurred in sight or hearing of people who are located in a public place.
A ‘public place’ is anywhere the public have access to as a right (or by invitation).
WHO DID ALL THIS?
A person called ANTHONY ALBANESE.
He can be charged under
section 46PH of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth).
OR
in the Federal Court under section 46PO of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth).