Senate debates

Thursday, 30 March 2017

Bills

Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2017; In Committee

9:58 pm

Photo of Pauline HansonPauline Hanson (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Hansard source

I will go back to the word 'harass' again. People in a heated moment, even on the internet where they respond to something that they have seen, might make a comment or tweet or say something—but it is in the heat of the moment, in reaction to what they may read or see or whatever. But then, if they were to harass, they would do it more than once, so it really becomes vexatious—they are really harassing. So, if someone makes a stupid statement or a comment at any time which could see them taken before the Human Rights Commission through the Racial Discrimination Act, wouldn't it be best, if they are vexatious and continually harass, for it to be looked at under those circumstances rather than just on a single act?

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