The Online Hate Prevention is regularly called upon by governments in Australia and overseas to advise on law reform matters related to online hate and extremism. We also make public policy recommendations in our major reports, some recommendations are for governments, some for industry, and some for other stakeholders.
A selection of our public policy and law reform engagements are below, this is list is not complete.
Submissions to Government
2023 Submission on Legislative ban of the Nazi salute, Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victorian Government
2022 Submission on Prohibition on Display of Nazi Symbols, Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victorian Government
2022 Submission on the National Anti-Racism Framework, Australian Human Rights Commission, Australian Government
2021 Submission to the Inquiry into the Online Safety Bill 2021, Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications, Australian Parliament
2021 Submission to the Consultation on the Online Safety (Basic Online Safety Expectations) Determination, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development And Communications, Australian Government
2021 Submission to the Consultation on a Bill for a New Online Safety Act, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development And Communications, Australian Government
2021 Submission on Extremist Movements & Radicalism in Australia, Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, Australian Parliament
2020 Supplemental Submission, Online Vilification and Coronavirus, Inquiry Into Anti-vilification Protections, Legal and Social Issues Committee Legislative Assembly, Parliament of Victoria
2020 Submission to the Inquiry Into Anti-vilification Protections, Legal and Social Issues Committee Legislative Assembly, Parliament of Victoria
2020 Submission to the Consultation on a new Online Safety Act, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development And Communications, Australian Government
2018 Submission on the Human Rights and Technology: Issues Paper (2018), Australian Human Rights Commission, Australian Government
2018 Briefing for the Department of Home Affairs, Australian Government
2017 Cyber Racism, Personal Well-being and Community Resilience, Project Report and Recommendations to Vichealth, Victorian Government (a confidential report from the CRaCR research team which OHPI participated in)
2017 Cyber Racism, And Community Resilience: Project Report and Recommendations to Australian Human Rights Commission (a confidential report from the CRaCR research team which OHPI participated in)
2016 Submission to the Inquiry into the Freedom of Speech in Australia, Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Australian Parliament
2016 Submission to the Inquiry into the 2016 Census, Senate Standing Committees on Economics, Australian Parliament
2014 Submission on the Discussion Paper on Enhancing Online Safety for Children, Department of Communications, Australian Government
2013 Submission on the draft issues paper “Two freedoms: freedom of expression and freedom from racial vilification”, Australian Human Rights Commission, Australian Government
2012 Submission to the Coalitions Review of Online Safety for Children, Liberal Party of Australia and the National Party of Australia
Appearances and Presentations on Public Policy
2023 Testimony to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee of the Australian Parliament on the Criminal Code Amendment (Prohibition of Nazi Symbols) Bill
2021 Testimony to the Select Committee on Social Media and Online Safety on the Australian Parliament
2020 Address to the United Nations Forum on Minority Issues
2020 Asia Pacific Regional Forum on Hate Speech, Social Media and Minorities
2018 Real Time Crisis Communications, Victoria Police
2018 Empowering communities to help tackle incitement, Crime and Communities Conference
2018 Solving antisemitic hate speech in social media through a global approach to local action, An End to Antisemitism! Conference
2017 Testimony to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights
2014 Interview with Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission for the Reporting Racism Report