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ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ACT 1991 - SECT 131A
Offence of serious racial, religious, sexuality or gender identity vilification
131A Offence of serious racial, religious, sexuality or gender identity
vilification
(1) A person must not, by a public act, knowingly or recklessly incite hatred
towards, serious contempt for, or severe ridicule of, a person or group of
persons on the ground of the race, religion, sexuality or gender identity of
the person or members of the group in a way that includes— (a) threatening
physical harm towards, or towards any property of, the person or group of
persons; or
(b) inciting others to threaten physical harm towards, or towards
any property of, the person or group of persons.
Penalty— Maximum
penalty— (a) for an individual—70 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment;
or
(b) for a corporation—350 penalty units.
(2) A Crown Law Officer’s
written consent must be obtained before a proceeding is started by complaint
under the Justices Act 1886 in relation to an offence under subsection (1) .
(3) An offence under subsection (1) is not an offence for section 155 (2) or
226 .
(4) In this section—
"Crown Law Officer" means the Attorney-General or Director of Public
Prosecutions.
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