Vilification

Question 1

Vilification is

Answer 1

by public act, to incite hatred towards, serious contempt for, or severe ridicule of, a person or group on the ground of race, religion, gender, sexual identity of persons.

Question 2

What are defences for vilification

Answer 2

act done ‘reasonably and in good faith’ for academic, artistic, scientific, research purposes, purposes of public interest

Question 3

What is racial vilification?

Answer 3

unlawful for a person to do an act, otherwise, than in private if act is reasonably likely, in all circumstances, to offend, insult, humilitate or intimidate another person or group, and the act is done because of the race, colour or national or ethnic origin of other person

Question 4

What is race defined as

Answer 4

including nationality or national origin, colour, descent or ancestry and ethnicity or ethnic group.

Question 5

Ethnic group requires

Answer 5

long shared history which group is conscious

cultural tradition of its own

Question 6

Defences for vilification are simliar, meaning;

Answer 6

allowing that conduct is resonably and in good faith

Question 7

What does reasonable mean?

Answer 7

there is a rational relationship to one of the protected activities and is not disproportionate to what is needed to carry out that activity

Question 8

What does Good Faith require?

Answer 8

excercise of prudence, caution and diligence in taking due care to avoid or minimise the risk of harm and degree of harm likely to result from words or act

Question 9

What are the remedies for Vilification?

Answer 9

apology
retraction
compensation
development and implementatin of a programme aimed at eliminating vilification