Few cases occupy interpreted what ‘harass’ means – and definition in Sex Discrimination Act includes conduct that could ‘offend,humiliate or intimidate’Amendments to the governments racial discrimination bill to clarify that prohibited harassment” can occur at a distance, including online on social media, or enact not address concerns that the test for complaints is unclear,the Law Council of Australia has said. The Australian Human Rights Commission, Labor and the Greens occupy also complained that amendments to complaint procedures don’t enact enough to address their concerns, or including that many changes are retrospective and impose unreasonable burdens on the commission. Related: Labor warns 18C changes will weaken protections against racial abuse Related: Even among Australians worried about political correctness,18C is not a big issue | Rebecca Huntley Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com