--- title: Submission to the review of the effectiveness of section 93Z of the Crimes Act 1900 NSW description: The Law Reform Commission to review the effectiveness of section 93Z of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) in addressing serious racial and religious vilification in NSW. --- Search this site on Google Search [![acyp-web-logo.png](https://www.acyp.nsw.gov.au/hs-fs/hubfs/acyp-web-logo.png?width=462&name=acyp-web-logo.png "acyp-web-logo.png")](https://www.acyp.nsw.gov.au/) ## Submission to the review of the effectiveness of section 93Z of the Crimes Act 1900 NSW in addressing serious racial and religious vilification in New South Wales On 14 February 2024, the Attorney General asked the Law Reform Commission to review the effectiveness of [section 93Z of the *Crimes Act 1900 *(NSW)](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-1900-040#sec.93Z) in addressing serious racial and religious vilification in NSW.  In undertaking this review, the Commission had regard to: - the impact of racial and religious vilification on all parts of the NSW community; - criminal vilification offences in other Australian and international jurisdictions, and the desirability of harmonisation and consistency between New South Wales, the Commonwealth and other Australian States or Territories; - the availability of civil vilification provisions in the *Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 *(NSW); - the impacts on freedoms, including freedom of speech, association and religion; - the need to promote community cohesion and inclusion; - the views of relevant stakeholders as determined by the Commission; and - any other matter that the Commission considers relevant. ACYP made a written submission on 19 April 2024.      ##### Contact us P: [02 9248 0970](tel:0292480970) E: [acyp@acyp.nsw.gov.au](mailto:acyp@acyp.nsw.gov.au) ###### Street address [NSW Advocate for Children and Young People](https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/241+Cleveland+St,+Redfern+NSW+2016/@-33.8902866,151.2046573,18z/) [Ground Floor, 219-241 Cleveland Street, Strawberry Hills NSW 2012](https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/241+Cleveland+St,+Redfern+NSW+2016/@-33.8902866,151.2046573,18z/)   ###### Mailing address [NSW Advocate for Children and Young People](https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/241+Cleveland+St,+Redfern+NSW+2016/@-33.8902866,151.2046573,18z/) Locked Bag 5000, PARRAMATTA NSW 2124   The Advocate for Children and Young People is under the DCJ ABN 36 433 875 185. ###### Media P: [02 9248 0943](tel:0292480943) or [0439 346 249](tel:0439346249) E: [media@acyp.nsw.gov.au](mailto:media@acyp.nsw.gov.au) ##### Subscribe to our newsletter Receive updates and invitations from the Advocate [Subscribe](https://www.acyp.nsw.gov.au/newsletter) ![Aboriginal flag](https://www.acyp.nsw.gov.au/hubfs/Aboriginal%20flag.svg) We acknowledge Aboriginal people as the First Nations Peoples of NSW and pay our respects to Elders past, present, and future.   Informed by lessons of the past, ACYP is improving how we work with Aboriginal people and communities. We listen and learn from the knowledge, strength and resilience of Stolen Generations Survivors, Aboriginal Elders and Aboriginal communities.