Removal of Prosecution Approval Requirements for Hate Speech Offences
Crimes Amendment (Prosecution of Certain Offences) Bill 2023
1st House
2nd House
Law
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The Director of Public Prosecutions no longer needs to approve prosecutions for publicly threatening or inciting violence based on race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex status or HIV/AIDS status.
This change applies to all such proceedings started on or after the law begins; it includes offences committed before the law changed.
Topics
hate speech human rights incitement of violence public safety racial discrimination religious freedom