A leading Jewish group and police union have warned that the federal government’s ban on Nazi symbols won’t work and will be easily circumvented by right-wing extremists.
A leading Jewish group and a police union have warned that the federal government’s proposed legislation banning two Nazi symbols won’t work because it will be easily circumvented by right-wing extremists.
State governments have implemented or proposed legislative bans on the display of Nazi symbols after a spate of public displays of Nazi flags and salutes, particularly in Victoria. The federal legislation was referred for review to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security which will hold a public hearing in Canberra next month.
It said in its submission to the Intelligence and Security committee that legislation should be allowed to “empower police to respond to hateful conduct beyond hate symbolism”. The Executive Council of Australian Jewry, in its submission, welcomed aspects of the legislation including the ban on the sale of Nazi memorabilia. It said there was need for laws to ban Nazi symbols and trade in memorabilia due to the extraordinary extent of mass murder by Nazi Germany.
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