Tag: RDA Sections 18C & D

Australia's Shame

We Need The Freedom To Offend So This Ridiculous Law Must Go! – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Freedom of speech, I have heard recently, is a near-sacred concept and it includes the freedom to offend, insult and humiliate. While 18C has been fixed up and “made stronger” by changing those terms to “harass”, there remains a law on the statute books which greatly inhibits freedom of speech. SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1988 –…

Source: We Need The Freedom To Offend So This Ridiculous Law Must Go! – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Informed Comment

A history of Section 18C and the Racial Discrimination Act | NITV

While there have been some successful cases brought, less than five per cent of claims made under the Racial Discrimination Act make it to the courts and there the majority of them are dismissed. Section 18C makes it unlawful to commit a public act that is reasonably likely to offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate another person or a group of people based on their race.

Source: A history of Section 18C and the Racial Discrimination Act | NITV