Human rights and discrimination law: The AHRC and the racial discrimination act: Setting the record straight

Federal racial hatred legislation and the complaints-handling processes of the Australian Human Rights Commission ('AHRC') are currently the subjects of an inquiry by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights. The Committee's 'Freedom of speech in Australia' inquiry, due to report by 28 February 2017, is giving particular attention to sections 18C and 18D of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth).