Threatening violence based on gender, race, religion or sexual orientation will see offenders JAILED for up to three years under new laws
- Individuals face an $11,000 fine or three years jail for threatening violence
- The laws will criminalise inciting violence against a list of minority groups
- It includes religious minorities, homosexuals, intersex people and AIDS sufferers
People who threaten violence against someone based on their gender, religion, the fact they are gay or have AIDS face up to three years in jail.
Individual perpetrators of this crime also face $11,000 fines under new laws coming into effect in New South Wales this week.
Corporations face a maximum penalty of $55,000.
People who threaten violence against someone based on their gender, religion or the fact they are gay or have AIDS face up to three years in jail
The state government has issued a warning on Facebook to anyone who is contemplating harassing or threatening violence against someone based on specific religious belief or affiliation, sexual orientation, intersex status or HIV/AIDS sufferers.
The laws are coming into force a week after Katter’s Australian Party senator Fraser Anning from Queensland called for a population vote on Muslim immigration, using the phrase ‘final solution’ associated with Nazi Germany.
The laws after coming into effect a week after Queensland senator Fraser Anning called for a popular vote on Muslim immigration
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