Anti-Discrimination Act 1998
19Inciting hatred
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19 Inciting hatred
A person, by a public act, must not incite hatred towards, serious contempt for, or severe ridicule of, a person or a group of persons on the ground of –
(a) the race of the person or any member of the group; or
(b) any disability of the person or any member of the group; or
(c) the sexual orientation or lawful sexual activity of the person or any member of the group; or
(d) [Section 19 Amended by No. 7 of 2019, s. 11, Applied:08 May 2019] the religious belief or affiliation or religious activity of the person or any member of the group; or
(e) [Section 19 Amended by No. 7 of 2019, s. 11, Applied:08 May 2019] [Section 19 Amended by No. 19 of 2023, s. 8, Applied:21 Sep 2023] the gender identity or sex characteristics of the person or any member of the group.