Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024

High-Level Summary

Amends the Criminal Code Act 1995 to: strengthen existing offences for urging force or violence and create new offences for threatening force or violence against targeted groups and members of groups; and expand the list of groups protected by the public display of prohibited hate symbols offences.


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Date:

2024-09-12

Status:

Act

Sponsor:

Unspecified

Portfolio:

Attorney-General

Categories:

Criminal Law Reform, Discrimination / Human Rights

Timeline:
12/09/2024
07/02/2025

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