Victorian Current Acts

RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE ACT 2001 - NOTES

Version No. 011

No. 47 of 2001
Version incorporating amendments as at
1 August 2011

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Version No. 011

Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001

No. 47 of 2001

Version incorporating amendments as at
1 August 2011

Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 17 May 2001

Legislative Council: 7 June 2001

The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill to promote racial and religious tolerance by prohibiting the vilification of persons on the ground of race or religious belief or activity, to amend the Equal Opportunity Act 1995 and for other purposes."

The Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001 was assented to on 27 June 2001 and came into operation on 1 January 2002: section 2(2).

        2.     Table of Amendments
Endnotes

This Version incorporates amendments made to the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001 by Acts and subordinate instruments.

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Equal Opportunity and Tolerance Legislation (Amendment) Act 2006, No. 25/2006

Assent Date:	6.6.06
Commencement Date:	S. 10(3) on 7.6.06: s. 2(1); ss 9, 10(1)(2), 11, 12 on 30.6.06: Government Gazette 29.6.06 p. 1314
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001

Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006, No. 43/2006

Assent Date:	25.7.06
Commencement Date:	S. 47(Sch. item 6) on 1.1.07: s. 2(1)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001

Equal Opportunity Amendment (Governance) Act 2009, No. 14/2009

Assent Date:	7.4.09
Commencement Date:	S. 17 on 1.10.09: s. 2(2)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001

Equal Opportunity Act 2010, No. 16/2010 (as amended by No. 26/2011)

Assent Date:	27.4.10
Commencement Date:	S. 213 on 28.4.10: s. 2(1): ss 197–204 on 1.8.11: s. 2(4)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001

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        3.     Explanatory Details
Endnotes

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