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Law and You: Racial Discrimination Act 18C

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Discrimination Source: The Blue Diamond Gallery NY CC BY-SA 3.0

Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act makes it unlawful for someone to do an act that is reasonably likely to "offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate" someone because of their race or ethnicity. It was brought in by the Keating Government in 1995. What changes do the current government want? Lawyer Jasper Kwok explains in this espisode.



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