The Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001 is an Act of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia, that makes behavior that incites or encourages hatred, serious contempt, revulsion or severe ridicule against another person or group of people, because of their race or religion, unlawful in Victoria. The Act was passed during the premiership of Steve Bracks and went into effect on 1 January 2002. The Act also prohibits racist graffiti, racist posters, racist stickers, racist comments made in a publication, including the Internet and email, statements at a meeting or at a public rally. The Act explicitly applies to public behavior – not personal beliefs. On 22 June 2005, VCAT Judge Michael Higgins ordered Nalliah and Scot to make a public apology for vilifying Muslims in newspaper advertisements with a value of $68,690. Nalliah and Scot refused, with Nalliah comparing the legislation to "sharia law", calling it a "a foul law" and "invalid", while Mr Scot stated that "You don't compromise truth for fear of jail". On 14 December 2006, the defendants took their case to the Victorian Court of Appeal,Court of Appeal (Supreme Court of Victoria) decision Dec 2006 - overturning VCAT decision which overturned the VCAT decision. On 22 June 2007, the matter was resolved by mediation between the parties. VCAT published a statement agreed to by both parties which affirmed everyone's rights to "robustly debate religion including the right to criticise the religious belief of another, in a free, open and democratic society". United Patriots Front In September 2017 three prominent members of the far-right United Patriots Front — Blair Cottrell, Neil Erikson and Chris Shortis — were charged with serious religious vilification, and inciting serious contempt of Muslims, among other offenses. They had enacted and made a video of a fake beheading, in order to protest against the building of a mosque in Bendigo. In September that same year, they were convicted for inciting serious contempt of Muslims, and each was fined $2,000.   
The Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001 is an Act of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia, that makes behaviour that incites or encourages hatred, serious contempt, revulsion or severe ridicule against another person or group of people, because of their race or religion, unlawful in Victoria. The Act was passed during the premiership of Steve Bracks and went into effect on 1 January 2002. The Act also prohibits racist graffiti, racist posters, racist stickers, racist comments made in a publication, including the Internet and email, statements at a meeting or at a public rally. The Act explicitly applies to public behaviour – not personal beliefs. On 22 June 2005, VCAT Judge Michael Higgins ordered Nalliah and Scot to make a public apology for vilifying Muslims in newspaper advertisements with a value of $68,690. Nalliah and Scot refused, with Nalliah comparing the legislation to "sharia law", calling it a "a foul law" and "invalid", while Mr Scot stated that "You don't compromise truth for fear of jail". On 14 December 2006, the defendants took their case to the Victorian Court of Appeal,Court of Appeal (Supreme Court of Victoria) decision Dec 2006 - overturning VCAT decision which overturned the VCAT decision. On 22 June 2007, the matter was resolved by mediation between the parties. VCAT published a statement agreed to by both parties which affirmed everyone's rights to "robustly debate religion including the right to criticise the religious belief of another, in a free, open and democratic society". United Patriots Front In September 2017 three prominent members of the far-right United Patriots Front — Blair Cottrell, Neil Erikson and Chris Shortis — were charged with inciting serious contempt of Muslims, among other offences. They had in 2015 enacted and made a video of a fake beheading, in order to protest against the building of a mosque in Bendigo..
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$68,690. Nalliah and Scot refused, with Nalliah comparing the legislation to "sharia law", calling it a "a foul law" and "invalid", while Mr Scot stated that "You don't compromise truth for fear of jail". On 14 December 2006, the defendants took their case to the Victorian Court of Appeal,Court of Appeal (Supreme Court of Victoria) decision Dec 2006 - overturning VCAT decision which overturned the VCAT decision. On 22 June 2007, the matter was resolved by mediation between the parties. VCAT published a statement agreed to by both parties which affirmed everyone's rights to "robustly debate religion including the right to criticise the religious belief of another, in a free, open and democratic society". United Patriots Front In September 2017 three prominent members of the far-right United Patriots Front — Blair Cottrell, Neil Erikson and Chris Shortis — were charged with serious religious vilification, and inciting serious contempt of Muslims, among other offenses. They had enacted and made a video of a fake beheading, in order to protest against the building of a mosque in Bendigo. In September that same year, they were convicted for inciting serious contempt of Muslims, and each was fined $2,000.
$68,690. Nalliah and Scot refused, with Nalliah comparing the legislation to "sharia law", calling it a "a foul law" and "invalid", while Mr Scot stated that "You don't compromise truth for fear of jail".
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On 14 December 2006, the defendants took their case to the Victorian Court of Appeal,Court of Appeal (Supreme Court of Victoria) decision Dec 2006 - overturning VCAT decision which overturned the VCAT decision.
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On 22 June 2007, the matter was resolved by mediation between the parties. VCAT published a statement agreed to by both parties which affirmed everyone's rights to "robustly debate religion including the right to criticise the religious belief of another, in a free, open and democratic society".
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United Patriots Front In September 2017 three prominent members of the far-right United Patriots Front — Blair Cottrell, Neil Erikson and Chris Shortis — were charged with inciting serious contempt of Muslims, among other offences. They had in 2015 enacted and made a video of a fake beheading, in order to protest against the building of a mosque in Bendigo..