Up to three years jail for offences of violence based on people being of a particular group

Updated August 21 2018 - 10:05am, first published August 17 2018 - 11:36am
Attorney-General Mark Speakman.
Attorney-General Mark Speakman.

Anyone who incites or threatens violence against people based on their race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex or HIV/AIDS status in NSW could face up to three years jail under new laws that came into force this week.

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