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Bill details

Crimes Amendment (Inciting Racial Hatred) Bill 2025

Type: Government
Status: Assented on Sun 2 Mar 2025 - Act No 9 of 2025 (GG No.90, 07/03/2025, NSWGG-2025-90-11)
Bill Remarks: LA: The House continued to sit after midnight on 20 February. Information on the passing of this bill by both Houses can be found in the Votes and Proceedings for 20 February 2025.
Origin: Legislative Assembly
Member with Carriage: Daley, Michael (Mookhey, Daniel)
Act number: 9/2025
Long Title: An Act to amend the Crimes Act 1900 to provide that it is an offence to intentionally incite hatred towards another person or a group of persons on the ground of race in circumstances that would cause a reasonable person who was the target of the incitement to hatred to fear harassment, intimidation, violence or for their personal safety; and to provide for a statutory review of the offence 12 months after it commences.
Progress
Legislative Assembly
Initially introduced in the Legislative Assembly
Introduced by: Daley, Michael
Notice of Motion: Tue 18 Feb 2025
Introduced: Tue 18 Feb 2025
First Reading: Tue 18 Feb 2025
2R Speech: Tue 18 Feb 2025
Second Reading: Wed 19 Feb 2025
Third Reading: Wed 19 Feb 2025
Date Passed LA: Wed 19 Feb 2025
Legislative Council
Member with Carriage: Mookhey, Daniel
Introduced: Wed 19 Feb 2025
First Reading: Wed 19 Feb 2025
2R Speech: Fri 21 Feb 2025
Second Reading: Fri 21 Feb 2025
Date Committed: Fri 21 Feb 2025
Reported with amendments: Fri 21 Feb 2025
Report Adopted: Fri 21 Feb 2025
Third Reading: Fri 21 Feb 2025
Date Passed with amdts: Fri 21 Feb 2025
Sent to LA for concurrence: Fri 21 Feb 2025
LA agrees with LC amendment: Fri 21 Feb 2025
  • Passed Parliament: Fri 21 Feb 2025
  • Assented: Sun 2 Mar 2025
Documents and Transcripts
Text of Bill:
Passed by both Houses.pdf Passed by both Houses.pdf
Bill Attachments:
SPI - Crimes Amendment (Inciting Racial Hatred) Bill 2025.pdf SPI - Crimes Amendment (Inciting Racial Hatred) Bill 2025.pdf
Previous Version(s):
First Print.pdf First Print.pdf
Explanatory Notes:
XN Crimes Amendment (Inciting Racial Hatred) Bill 2025.pdf XN Crimes Amendment (Inciting Racial Hatred) Bill 2025.pdf

Transcript of speeches:
2R Speech LA Second Reading Speech LA
2R Speech LC Second Reading Speech LC

Amendments for Consideration:
Legislative Assembly
No amendments.
Legislative Council
IND c2025-041.pdf IND c2025-041.pdf
GRNS c2025-036A.pdf GRNS c2025-036A.pdf
LP c2025-039B.pdf LP c2025-039B.pdf
OPP c2025-038A.pdf OPP c2025-038A.pdf

Amendments Agreed To:
Legislative Assembly
No amendments.
Legislative Council
Schedule - Crimes Amendment (Inciting Racial Hatred) Bill 2025.pdf Schedule - Crimes Amendment (Inciting Racial Hatred) Bill 2025.pdf

Bill digest
See Legislation Review Digest No. 26 of 58 for an examination of this Bill by the Legislation Review Committee.