Racial and sexual discrimination
In 1975 the Human Rights & Equal Opportunity proposed and passed a law, The Racial Discrimination Act) making racial and sexual discrimination against the law. ... There is also anti-discrimination legislation and operating in all states and territories except Tasmania. A law against offensive behaviour based on racial hatred was added to the Racial Discrimination Act on 13 October, 1995. This law is called the Racial Hatred Act 1995. Racial and sexual discrimination happens when someone is treated less fairly than someone else because of their race, colour, descent or nationality, ethnic origin and sexual status.