The Commonwealth Racial Hatred Act 1996: achievement or disappointment?

Authors

Luke McNamara, University of WollongongFollow
Tamsin Solomon, University Of New South Wales

RIS ID

69649

Publication Details

L. McNamara & T. Solomon, 'The Commonwealth Racial Hatred Act 1996: achievement or disappointment?' (1996) 9 (18) Adelaide Law Review 259-288.

Abstract

WILE the Racial Hatred Bill 1994 was considered by many commentators to represent a serious threat to the very foundations of Australian democracy when it was first introduced into Parliament in November 1994, the passing of the Racial Hatred Act 1995 (Cth) by the Senate on 24 August 1995 attracted very little media attention.