New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ACT 1977 - SECT 49ZTA

49ZTA Offence of serious homosexual vilification

(1) A person must not, by a public act, incite hatred towards, serious contempt for, or severe ridicule of, a person or group of persons on the ground of the homosexuality of the person or members of the group by means which include:

(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.

Maximum penalty:

In the case of an individual-10 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.

In the case of a corporation-100 penalty units.

(2) A person is not to be prosecuted for an offence under this section unless the Attorney General has consented to the prosecution.