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Anti-discrimination Act 1992
20AInciting hatred, serious contempt or severe ridicule because of
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20A Inciting hatred, serious contempt or severe ridicule because of
attribute
(1) A person must not do an act that:
(a) is reasonably likely, in all the circumstances, to incite hatred
towards, serious contempt for or severe ridicule of, another
person or a group of people; and
(b) is done because of an attribute of the other person or of some
or all of the people in the group.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an act done in private.
(3) For subsection (2), an act is taken not to be done in private if it:
(a) causes words, sounds, images or writing to be communicated
to the public; or
(b) is done in a public place; or
(c) is done in the sight or hearing of people who are in a public
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public place includes any place to which the public have access as
of right or by invitation, whether express or implied and whether or
not a charge is made for admission to the place.