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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
2016
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
THE SENATE
Presented and read a first time
Racial Discrimination Law Amendment
(Free Speech) Bill 2016
No. , 2016
(Senators Leyonhjelm, Burston, Culleton, Day, Hanson, Hinch and Roberts)
A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to racial
discrimination, and for related purposes
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Contents
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Short title ........................................................................................... 1
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Commencement ................................................................................. 1
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Schedules ........................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1--Amendments
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Part 1--Repeal of Part IIA of the Racial Discrimination Act
1975
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Racial Discrimination Act 1975
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Part 2--Consequential amendments
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Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986
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Racial Discrimination Act 1975
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No. , 2016
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A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to racial
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discrimination, and for related purposes
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act is the Racial Discrimination Law Amendment (Free
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Speech) Act 2016.
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2 Commencement
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(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table
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commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with
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column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect
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according to its terms.
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Schedule 1 Amendments
Part 1 Repeal of Part IIA of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975
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Commencement information
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provisions
Commencement
Date/Details
1. The whole of
the Act
The day after this Act receives the Royal
Assent.
Note:
This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally
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enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of
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this Act.
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(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act.
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Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it
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may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
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3 Schedules
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Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule
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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect
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according to its terms.
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Amendments Schedule 1
Repeal of Part IIA of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 Part 1
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Schedule 1--Amendments
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Part 1--Repeal of Part IIA of the Racial
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Discrimination Act 1975
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Racial Discrimination Act 1975
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1 Part IIA
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Repeal the Part.
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Schedule 1 Amendments
Part 2 Consequential amendments
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Part 2--Consequential amendments
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Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986
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2 Subsection 3(1) (paragraph (b) of the definition of unlawful
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discrimination)
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Omit "or IIA".
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3 Subsection 46PF(3)(note)
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Omit "sections 18A and 18E", substitute "section 18A".
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Racial Discrimination Act 1975
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4 Subsection 6A(2)
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Omit "Part II or IIA" (wherever occurring), substitute "Part II".
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5 Paragraph 20(d)
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Omit "or Part IIA".
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6 Section 26
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Omit "or Part IIA".
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