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The Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001 was implemented by the Steve Bracks' Labor government in the state of Victoria, Australia. It was enacted on 1 January 2002. It has been criticised as an assault on free speech. ==The Act== The explicit purposes of the Act are: * To promote racial and religious tolerance by prohibiting certain conduct involving the vilification of persons on the ground of race or religious belief or activity; * To provide a means of redress for the victims of racial or religious vilification; * To make consequential amendments to the Equal Opportunity Act 1995. The expressed objects of the Act are: * To promote the full and equal participation of every person in a society that values freedom of expression and is an open and multicultural democracy; * To maintain the right of all Victorians to engage in robust discussion of any matter of public interest or to engage in, or comment on, any form of artistic expression, discussion of religious issues or academic debate where such discussion, expression, debate or comment does not vilify or marginalise any person or class of persons; * To promote conciliation and resolve tensions between persons who (as a result of their ignorance of the attributes of others and the effect that their conduct may have on others) vilify others on the ground of race or religious belief or activity and those who are vilified.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE ACT 2001 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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