The Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) is an Act of the Australian Parliament, which was enacted on 11 June 1975 and passed by the Whitlam government...
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Racial Discrimination Act may refer to: Racial Discrimination Act 1975 – an Act passed by the Australian government making racial discrimination unlawful...
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Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, deals with offensive behaviour "because of race, colour or national or ethnic origin" in Australia....
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engaged in unlawful conduct in contravention of s 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) in publishing material that was racially vilificatory...
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(Australian Capital Territory) Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001 (Victoria) Racial Discrimination Act 1975 Sex Discrimination Act 1984 Law Against Racism...
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The Racial Discrimination Act 1975 was the first major anti-discrimination legislation passed in Australia, aimed at prohibiting discrimination based...
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Northern Territory National Emergency Response (redirect from Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007)
Act. The first amendment in 2010 introduced by Jenny MacKlin, Indigenous Affairs Minister, ended the suspension of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975...
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Eatock v Bolt (category Anti-discrimination law in Australia)
The Herald Sun newspaper had contravened section 18C, of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) (RDA). The case was controversial and instigated community...
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or racial hatred is a crime under the laws of several countries. In Australia, the Racial Hatred Act 1995 amends the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, inserting...
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Declaratory Act 1985, which attempted to retrospectively abolish native title rights, was not valid according to the Racial Discrimination Act 1975. The case...
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(No 1) High Court case, which found it inconsistent with the Racial Discrimination Act 1975. "ATNS - Agreements, Treaties and Negotiated Settlements project"...
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Censorship in Australia (redirect from Indecent Publications Act 1901)
non-publication or suppression orders, defamation law, the federal Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), film and literature (including video game) classification...
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Australian labour law (redirect from Industrial Relations Act 1988)
Fair Work Act 2009, Racial Discrimination Act 1975, Sex Discrimination Act 1984, Disability Discrimination Act 1992, Age Discrimination Act 2004 and a...
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Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen (category Anti-discrimination law in Australia)
1982. It concerned the constitutional validity of parts of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, and the discriminatory acts of the Government of Queensland...
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Racism in Australia (redirect from Discrimination against Indigenous Australians)
disregard race as a factor in selecting migrants. The 1975 Racial Discrimination Act made the use of racial criteria for any official purpose illegal (with...
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past discrimination in both government and the business world. Racial Discrimination Act 1975 Sex Discrimination Act 1984 Disability Discrimination Act 1992...
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following the community riot were found to have breached the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, with a record class action settlement of A$30 million awarded...
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RDA may refer to: Rules of Decision Act, 1789, United States Racial Discrimination Act 1975, Australia Rawalpindi Development Authority, Pakistan (founded...
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ineffective due to the act being inconsistent with the right to equality before the law, as established by the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth). The court...
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Hate speech laws in Australia (redirect from Racial vilification)
orientation. 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...
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statutes: the Racial Discrimination Act (1975), Sex Discrimination Act (1984), Disability Discrimination Act (1992), and Age Discrimination Act (2004). All...
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Australian Human Rights Commission (redirect from Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act)
Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). The Commission investigates alleged infringements under the following federal legislation: Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth)...
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2004 Disability Discrimination Act 1992 Racial Discrimination Act 1975 Sex Discrimination Act 1984 Complaints for unlawful discrimination under one of the...
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Commission, in response to complaints of racial discrimination lodged in accordance with the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) (the RDA), was able to make...
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1967 Australian referendum (Aboriginals) (redirect from Constitution Alteration (Aboriginals) 1967 Act)
Territory) Act 1976 (Cth). Native Title Act 1993 (Cth). Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth). States Grants (Aboriginal Advancement) Act 1972 (Cth)....
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In 2016, Roberts called for the repeal of section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, which makes it an offence to publicly "offend, insult, humiliate...
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Northern Territory Response Act. All legislative measures will continue to comply with the Racial Discrimination Act 1975. The Stronger Futures in the...
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investigate whether the cartoon breached section 18c of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975. Although the case was later dropped by the Commission, there...
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Craig Laundy (section Racial discrimination)
George Brandis proposed draft legislative amendments to the Racial Discrimination Act, 1975, seeking to remove sections that made it unlawful "to offend...
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Andrew Bolt (section Racial discrimination case)
Aboriginal racial identity for the purposes of political and career clout. The applicants claimed the posts breached the Racial Discrimination Act 1975. They...
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