Contents

• Introduction
• International law relating to racism and discrimination
  • International conventions and declarations
  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights
  • International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
• Commonwealth of Australia laws and policies
  • Commonwealth Racial Discrimination Act (1975)
  • Commonwealth Racial Hatred Act (1995)
  • Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act (1986)
  • Commonwealth policies
• State and territory legislation
  • New South Wales: Anti Discrimination Act (1977)
  • South Australia: Equal Opportunity Act (1984) and Racial Vilification Act (1996)
  • Western Australia: Equal Opportunity Act (1984) and Criminal Code
  • Australian Capital Territory: Discrimination Act (1991)
  • Queensland: Anti-Discrimination Act (1991)
  • Northern Territory: Anti-Discrimination Act (1992)
  • Victoria: Equal Opportunity Act (1995) and Racial and Religious Tolerance Act (2001)
  • Tasmania: Anti-Discrimination Act (1998)
• Summary of scope of Australian racial discrimination laws
• References
  • Print References
  • Websites

Australian legislation and international law

References

• Print References
• Websites

Print References

Jayasuriya, L. 1999, Racism, Immigration and the Law: The Australian Experience, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA.

Ronalds, C., 1998, Discrimination Law and Practice, The Federation Press, Leichhardt, NSW.

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, 1996, Understanding Racism in Australia, by Sue Zelinka, AGPS, Canberra.

Websites

Anti-Discrimination Board of New South Wales: http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/adb

Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland: http://www.adcq.qld.gov.au

Anti-Discrimination Commission Tasmania: http://www.justice.tas.gov.au/adc/adcfrontpage.htm

Australian Capital Territory Human Rights Office: http://www.dpa.act.gov.au/ag/Reports/hro/hr1.htm

Commissioner for Equal Opportunity South Australia: http://www.eoc.sa.gov.au

Equal Opportunity Commission Victoria: http://www.eoc.vic.gov.au

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission: http://www.humanrights.gov.au

Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs: http://www.curriculum.edu.au/mceetya/nationalgoals/

Northern Territory Anti-Discrimination Commission: http://www.nt.gov.au/adc/

Tasmanian Government: http://www.tas.gov.au

United Nations Human Rights http://www.unhchr.ch

Western Australia Equal Opportunity Commission: http://www.equalopportunity.wa.gov.au