| ABF Act |
Australian Border Force Act 2015 (Cth) |
| ACHRA |
Australian Council of Human Rights Authorities |
| ADB |
NSW Anti-Discrimination Board |
| AHRC Act |
Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) |
| ALRC |
Australian Law Reform Commission |
| ALS |
WA Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia |
| ASIO Act |
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 (Cth) |
| CERD |
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination |
| AHRC |
Australian Human Rights Commission |
| CRaCR |
Cyber Racism and Community Resilience Research Project |
| DCA |
Diversity Council of Australia |
| DDA |
Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) |
| EM 1994 |
Explanatory memorandum to the Racial Hatred Bill 1994 (Cth) |
| Freedoms Inquiry |
Australian Law Reform Commission's Final Report on Traditional Rights and Freedoms – Encroachments by Commonwealth Laws [ALRC Report 129 – December 2015] |
| HREOC |
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (predecessor to the Australian Human Rights Commission) |
| HRLC |
Human Rights Law Centre |
| ICCPR |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| INSLM |
Independent National Security Legislation Monitor |
| ICS |
Investigation and Conciliation Service |
| IPA |
Institute of Public Affairs |
| LIV |
Law Institute of Victoria |
| NATSILS |
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services |
| NSW ADB |
NSW AntiDiscrimination Board |
| NSW CCL |
NSW Council for Civil Liberties |
| Part IIA of the RDA |
Sets out the framework for protection against anti- vilification at the federal level and comprises sections 18A, 18B, 18C, 18D, 18E and 18F |
| PJCIS |
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security |
| President |
President of the Australian Human Rights Commission |
| QUT |
Queensland University of Technology |
| Racial Hatred Bill |
Racial Hatred Bill 1994 (Cth) (amended the RDA to introduce Part IIA) |
| RDA |
Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) |
| SDA |
Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) |
| Section 18C |
Contains the operative provision making certain conduct on the basis of race unlawful |
| Section 18D |
Provides exemptions or defences to conduct which would otherwise fall within the scope of section 18C |
| UN |
United Nations |
| UNCERD |
United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination |