Summary Offences Amendment (Nazi Salute Prohibition) Bill 2023
Introduction and first reading
Anthony CARBINES (Ivanhoe – Minister for Police, Minister for Crime Prevention, Minister for Racing) (12:05): I move:
That I introduce a bill for an act to amend the Summary Offences Act 1966 to make the public display or performance of Nazi gestures an offence, to extend the application of the offence of public display of Nazi symbols and for other purposes.
Motion agreed to.
David SOUTHWICK (Caulfield) (12:06): Could I ask the minister for a brief explanation of the bill.
Anthony CARBINES (Ivanhoe – Minister for Police, Minister for Crime Prevention, Minister for Racing) (12:06): The bill creates a criminal offence to prohibit the display and performance of Nazi symbols and gestures in Victoria. The bill will expressly list the Nazi salute as a banned Nazi gesture. It will be an offence for a person to intentionally display in a public place or in sight of a person in a public place a Nazi symbol or gesture if the person knows or ought reasonably to know that the symbol or gesture is a Nazi symbol or Nazi gesture. The offence is accompanied by powers for Victoria Police to direct a person to remove a Nazi symbol or gesture from public display.
Read first time.
Ordered to be read second time tomorrow.