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HREOC reviews the RDA
The Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) (RDA) came into effect 33 years ago. It was Australia's first federal law dealing with human rights and implemented a basic principle of international law: the principle prohibiting discrimination against people on the basis of their race, colour, or national or ethnic origin.
As part of their continuing review of the RDA the Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission (HREOC) has released a background paper, An International Comparison of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (2008) that compares laws in Australia, US, UK, Canada and the EU.
For more information : HREOC
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