Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ACT 1975

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  
   4.      Extension to external Territories  
   5.      Additional operation of Act  
   6.      Act binds the Crown  
   6A.     Operation of State and Territory laws  
   6B.     Application of the Criminal Code  
   7.      Ratification of Convention  

   PART II--PROHIBITION--OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ETC.

   8.      Exceptions  
   9.      Racial discrimination to be unlawful  
   10.     Rights to equality before the law  
   11.     Access to places and facilities  
   12.     Land, housing and other accommodation  
   13.     Provision of goods and services  
   14.     Right to join trade unions  
   15.     Employment  
   16.     Advertisements  
   17.     Unlawful to incite doing of unlawful acts  
   18.     Acts done for 2 or more reasons  
   18A.    Vicarious liability  
   18AA.   Victimisation  

   PART IIA--PROHIBITION--OF OFFENSIVE BEHAVIOUR BASED ON RACIAL HATRED

   18B.    Reason for doing an act  
   18C.    Offensive behaviour because of race, colour or national or ethnic origin  
   18D.    Exemptions  
   18E.    Vicarious liability  
   18F.    State and Territory laws not affected  

   PART III--RACE--DISCRIMINATION COMMISSIONER AND FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION

           Division 1--Preliminary

   19.     Race Discrimination Commissioner  
   20.     Functions of Commission  

   PART IV--OFFENCES

   26.     Unlawful acts not offences unless expressly so provided  
   27.     Offences relating to administration of Act  
   27F.    Non - disclosure of private information  

   PART VI--RACE--DISCRIMINATION COMMISSIONER

   29.     Appointment of Race Discrimination Commissioner  
   30.     Terms and conditions of appointment  
   31.     Remuneration of Commissioner  
   32.     Leave of absence  
   33.     Resignation  
   34.     Termination of appointment  
   35.     Outside employment  
   36.     Acting Commissioner  
   40.     Delegation  

   PART VII--MISCELLANEOUS

   44.     Jurisdiction  
   45.     Protection from civil actions  
   45A.    Commissioner to furnish information  
   47.     Regulations  
           SCHEDULE International Convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination