[no bill text published] NSW Anti-Discrimination and Crimes Legislation Amendment (Disability) Bill 2024

Private Member's Bill

25 Sep 2024: This bill was withdrawn by the person who introduced it.

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Introduced by: Abigail Boyd MLC (GRN)

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Anti-Discrimination and Crimes Legislation Amendment (Disability) Bill 2024

Ms ABIGAIL BOYD — 2024-09-25

the Anti-Discrimination and Crimes Legislation Amendment (Disability) Bill 2024, which will insert anti-vilification protections on the basis of disability into the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 and the Crimes Act 1900. These provisions will make it unlawful to incite hatred towards, serious contempt for, or serious ridicule of a person on the grounds of disability and make it an offence to threaten or incite violence on the grounds of disability. The bill will also insert new offensive behaviour protections into the Anti‑Discrimination Act, making it unlawful to offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate another person or a group of people because of race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex or HIV/AIDS status.