The policy of Central Queensland University is that racism, and its manifestations including racial prejudice and racial discrimination, constitute unacceptable behaviour. Utilising appropriate grievance and educative mechanisms the University will actively seek to ensure such behaviour does not occur within the University community. A Handbook for Adult Educators. Racism is the doctrine or belief that race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origins determines the intellectual, behavioural or moral attributes of people and that some groups, defined by these characteristics, are superior to others.
Racism is given expression through prejudice and discrimination.
Racial prejudice refers to the holding of negative attitudes about other people because of their race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin. Examples of racial prejudice may include making judgements or assumptions about other groups in terms of the norms and values of one's own cultural group, and the use of negative stereotypes for people in particular groups. Racial discrimination is defined as the negative differential treatment of individuals or groups on the basis of their race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin. Racial harassment is one means by which racial discrimination is practised. The list is not exhaustive and the University recognises that behaviours that may be regarded as harmless, trivial, a joke or acceptable by one person may be racial discrimination or harassment to those who find offence.