Corrective Justice and Redress Under Australia's Racial Vilification Laws

This article examines the process for seeking redress under Australia’s racial vilification laws. Recently, debate concerning pt IIA of Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) has focused on unmeritorious complaints and importance quickly terminating such complaints. argues that establishes a civil wrong corrective justice provides an appropriate framework understanding by which complainants may seek this wrong. However, remedial currently fails to provide in two ways. First, conciliation is compulsory unduly restricts from commencing proceedings. inconsistent with public character vilification, indicates vindication be more than private settlement. Second, current costs rules deter their rights. Therefore, these should modified proceedings vilification.