Victorian Consolidated Legislation

RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE ACT 2001

No. 47 of 2001
Version incorporating amendments as at 8 February 2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Objects of Act
   5.      Contravention does not create civil or criminal liability
   6.      Act binds the Crown

   PART 2-UNLAWFUL CONDUCT

           Division 1-Unlawful vilification

   7.      Racial vilification unlawful
   8.      Religious vilification unlawful
   9.      Motive and dominant ground irrelevant
   10.     Incorrect assumption as to race or religious belief or activity
   11.     Exceptions-public conduct
   12.     Exceptions-private conduct

           Division 2-Other unlawful conduct

   13.     Prohibition of victimisation
   14.     What is victimisation?
   15.     Prohibition of authorising or assisting vilification or
           victimisation
   16.     Liability of person who authorises or assists
   17.     Vicarious liability of employers and principals
   18.     Exception to vicarious liability

   PART 3-COMPLAINTS AND CONCILIATION

   19.     Who may complain?
   20.     How to complain
   21.     Commission must assist complainants
   22.     Complaints against unincorporated associations
   23.     Application of Equal Opportunity Act 1995.
   23A.    Application of Equal Opportunity Act 1995 if Commission declines to entertain complaint

   PART 4-SERIOUS VILIFICATION OFFENCES

   24.     Offence of serious racial vilification
   25.     Offence of serious religious vilification
   26.     Incorrect assumption as to race or religious belief or activity
   27.     Liability of body corporate
   28.     Issue of search warrant by magistrate

   PART 5-CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT 1995.

   29.     Victimisation
   30.     Investigations by the Commission
   31.     Commission's education and research functions
   32.     Transitional provisions-Equal Opportunity and Tolerance Legislation (Amendment) Act 2006.
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details