How adequate are the laws dealing with racism and racial discrimination in Australia?
Can you give examples? There was a consensus amongst all the delegates that the existing laws dealing with racism and racial discrimination were inadequate and some major improvements and new measures need to be introduced. This inadequacy was also reflected in the implementation and access to the laws. The reasons, which informed these views, are canvassed more fully in the responses to questions 11 and 12. Question 11- Could these laws be improved? What should the aim of laws dealing with racism and racial discrimination be? – Prevention, punishment, public education? The workshops were of the view that prior to considering specific racial discrimination and racism laws it was necessary to review the legal system generally. It was proposed that the Australian Law Reform Commission should undertake a review of all Australian laws to see if they have racist or racially discriminatory elements or outcomes. The groups maintained that there was no point in introducing specific discriminat
