❓ Question regarding the Attorney General's concerns about the strength of WA's racial vilification laws and whether work has commenced to strengthen them. The Attorney General supports strengthening the laws.
AnsweredQoN 834Legislative Assembly
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(1) I refer to Labor's 2015 Policy Platform and ask, what are your concerns with the State's racial vilification laws? (2) Have you commenced work to strengthen these laws: (a) if yes, what consultation has taken place to date and what further consultation is scheduled to occur; and (b) if no, when will this work commence?
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Answered
10 August 2017
Responded by
Minister for Attorney General
Response time
7 days
The Attorney General shares the concerns that protections currently offered under Western Australian legislation may not be strong enough and supports strengthening them in consultation with the Law Reform Commission and the relevant stakeholders.
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