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ARTICLE · 24 JANUARY 2013

Focus on discrimination as governments tighten laws

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NSW proposes to strengthen state anti-discrimination laws while the federal government proposes to amalgamate five laws.

AustraliaGovernment, Public Sector
Maurie Stack
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It is reasonable in civil society to try and prevent anyone publicly inciting racial hatred or contempt for a person or group of people on the basis of race, religion or ethnicity.

But when it comes to putting this into law there will be an inevitable clash with those who say we should be able to say pretty well whatever we want in the name of free speech.

NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has ordered an inquiry to consider strengthening anti-discrimination laws to make it easier to convict people for serious racial vilification. He's reportedly concerned there's never been a prosecution under Section 20D of the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act since it became law in 1989. The penalties under that law are quite severe; fines up to $5500 and six months' jail.

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