Criminal offence for publicly displaying Nazi symbols or performing Nazi gestures
Summary Offences Amendment (Nazi Salute Prohibition) Bill 2023
1st House
2nd House
Law
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
It is a criminal offence to publicly display a Nazi symbol or perform a Nazi gesture.
People who perform Nazi gestures in public or at schools and universities face up to 12 months in prison.
Police can apply for warrants to search for and seize Nazi symbols or gestures.
The law lets people use these symbols for genuine academic, artistic, or scientific purposes.
The law lets people display symbols for genuine religious or cultural purposes.
People can display Nazi gestures if they do so to oppose fascism or Nazism.
Tattoos of Nazi symbols or gestures on a person's body are not offences.
Law enforcement and intelligence officers can use these symbols while doing their jobs.