RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ACT 1975
Table of Provisions
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
PART II--PROHIBITION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
- 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
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
PART III--RACE DISCRIMINATION COMMISSIONER AND FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION
Division 1--Preliminary
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
PART VI--RACE DISCRIMINATION COMMISSIONER
PART VII--MISCELLANEOUS
- 44 Jurisdiction
- 45 Protection from civil actions
- 45A Commissioner to furnish information
- 47 Regulations