Racial Discrimination Act 1975. Country/Territory Australia Document type Legislation Date 1975 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act relating to the Elimination of Racial and other Discrimination. Subject Land & soil Keyword Land tenure Lease Offences/penalties Indigenous peoples Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract This Act prohibits racial discrimination and offensive behaviour based on racial hatred, provides for measures to prevent and eliminate racial discrimination and defines functions of the Australian Human Rights Commission and the Race Discrimination Commissioner for purposes of this Act. Some provisions concern the prevention of racial discrimination in matters of land occupation, housing and other accommodation. Full text English Website www.austlii.edu.au