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Racial Discrimination Act 1975

No. 52, 1975

Compilation No. 19

Compilation date: 13 December 2022

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 85, 2022

Registered: 20 December 2022

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 13 December 2022 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

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Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents
Part I—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Interpretation
4 Extension to external Territories
5 Additional operation of Act
6 Act binds the Crown
6A Operation of State and Territory laws
6B Application of the Criminal Code
7 Ratification of Convention
Part II—Prohibition of racial discrimination etc.
8 Exceptions
9 Racial discrimination to be unlawful
10 Rights to equality before the law
11 Access to places and facilities
12 Land, housing and other accommodation
13 Provision of goods and services
14 Right to join trade unions
15 Employment.................................
16 Advertisements
17 Unlawful to incite doing of unlawful acts
18 Acts done for 2 or more reasons
18A Vicarious liability
18AA Victimisation
Part IIA—Prohibition of offensive behaviour based on racial hatred
18B Reason for doing an act
18C Offensive behaviour because of race, colour or national or ethnic origin
18D Exemptions
18E Vicarious liability
18F State and Territory laws not affected
Part