ECAJ submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee inquiry into the Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024.
The ECAJ has long been advocating for stronger laws to hold perpetrators of hate speech accountable. While the ECAJ welcomes attemps to reform hate crimes law, our assessment is that this is a modest step in the right direction and does not go far enough to effectively respond to some of the more scandalous forms of hate speech we see today.
We are advocating for further changes to the law to focus on:
- Promoting, advocating or glorifying, rather than inciting, the use of force or violence against another person, or a group.
- A new Federal offence of serious vilification.
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