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Racial Discrimination Act 1975
No. 52, 1975
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C2022C00366 C19
13 December 2022
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Part I—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Interpretation
4 Extension to external Territories
5 Additional operation of Act
6 Act binds the Crown
6A Operation of State and Territory laws
6B Application of the Criminal Code
7 Ratification of Convention
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Part II—Prohibition of racial discrimination etc.
8 Exceptions
9 Racial discrimination to be unlawful
10 Rights to equality before the law
11 Access to places and facilities
12 Land, housing and other accommodation
13 Provision of goods and services
14 Right to join trade unions
15 Employment
16 Advertisements
17 Unlawful to incite doing of unlawful acts
18 Acts done for 2 or more reasons
18A Vicarious liability
18AA Victimisation
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Part IIA—Prohibition of offensive behaviour based on racial hatred
18B Reason for doing an act
18C Offensive behaviour because of race, colour or national or ethnic origin
18D Exemptions
18E Vicarious liability
18F State and Territory laws not affected
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Part III—Race Discrimination Commissioner and functions of Commission
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Division 1—Preliminary
19 Race Discrimination Commissioner
20 Functions of Commission
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Part IV—Offences
26 Unlawful acts not offences unless expressly so provided
27 Offences relating to administration of Act
27F Non disclosure of private information
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Part VI—Race Discrimination Commissioner
29 Appointment of Race Discrimination Commissioner
30 Terms and conditions of appointment
31 Remuneration of Commissioner
32 Leave of absence
33 Resignation
34 Termination of appointment
35 Outside employment
36 Acting Commissioner
40 Delegation
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Part VII—Miscellaneous
44 Jurisdiction
45 Protection from civil actions
45A Commissioner to furnish information
47 Regulations
Schedule—International Convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
