Racial Hatred Bill 1994

March 1995

N.B. All files are in PDF format. To view or print the report, you will require the Acrobat PDF reader®, which can be downloaded free of charge from Adobe.

View the report as a single document - (PDF format) - 1 445 KB

View the report as separate downloadable parts:

TABLE OF CONTENTS - (PDF format)

Section One - (PDF format)
Introduction
Background
The Committee's Inquiry
Objective of the Bill
Scope of the Bill
Constitutional Validity of the Bill
Criminal Offences
Threats to harm people or property
Incitement to racial hatred
Civil Sanctions
Brandy v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
'Offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate'
Exemptions
Vicarious Liability
Strategy against racial hatred
Conclusion of the Majority
Recommendation

Dissenting Report - (PDF format)

APPENDICES

Appendix 1: Submissions Received - (PDF format)

Appendix 2: Details of Meetings - (PDF format)