Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered ActsNo. 14 of 2011
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Multicultural Victoria Act 2011[†]
No. 14 of 2011
[Assented to 10 May 2011]
Preamble
(1) The Parliament recognises and values the
cultural, religious,
racial and linguistic
diversity of the people of Victoria.
(2) The
Parliament further recognises that one of
the central tenets of
multiculturalism is
citizenship and that the expression
citizenship
is not limited to formal Australian
citizenship, but refers to the rights
and
responsibilities of all people in a
multicultural
society.
(3) The Parliament wishes to promote Victoria
as a united
community with shared laws,
values, aspirations and responsibilities
within
which people from a diversity of
backgrounds
have—
(a) the freedom and opportunity to
preserve and
express their cultural
heritage; and
(b) the freedom and
opportunity to
participate and contribute to the social,
cultural, economic and political life of
Victoria;
and
(c) equal rights and responsibilities under
the laws of
Victoria.
The Parliament of Victoria therefore enacts:
ENDNOTES
Endnotes
[†] Minister's second reading speech—
Legislative Assembly: 24 March 2011
Legislative Council: 3 May 2011
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to repeal and re-enact with amendments the Multicultural Victoria Act 2004 and for other purposes."
