Racial Discrimination Act 1975 - Northern Territory National Emergency Response in Relation To The RDA

Northern Territory National Emergency Response in Relation To The RDA

The Australian Human Rights Commission is opposed to the exemption of the Northern Territory National Emergency Response Bill 2007 from the RDA.

From June to August 2009, the Government held consultations with Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory. In June 2010, as a result of these consultations, the Australian Parliament passed legislation to reinstate the operation of the Racial Discrimination Act in relation to the NT intervention.

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