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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA

SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE PROHIBITION OF NEO-NAZI SYMBOLS

A Select Committee of the Legislative Council has been established to inquire into and report on the prohibition of Neo-Nazi symbols, with particular reference to:

(a)   The symbols used to identify and promote Neo-Nazi and other ideologically motivated (extreme far-right) groups, and options to prohibit their display;

(b)   The activities of Neo-Nazi and other ideologically motivated extremist groups in South Australia;

(c)   Discrimination faced by Jewish South Australians and other groups within the community targeted by Neo-Nazi and other ideologically motivated extremist groups;

(d)   Prohibitions on such symbols in other jurisdictions, including proposed prohibitions;

(e)   The requirements of the Australian Constitution and other legal matters relevant to the prohibition of Neo-Nazi symbols; and

(f)   Any other relevant matters.

Any person or organisation wishing to make a written submission to the Committee, or register an interest in presenting oral evidence to the Committee, is invited to do so by Friday, 13 January 2023. Written submissions and expressions of interest should be addressed to the Secretary to the Committee, C/- Parliament House, GPO Box 572, Adelaide 5001, by telephone on (08) 8237 9490, or e-mail at scnazisymbols@parliament.sa.gov.au

Secretary to the Committee

Acknowledgement of Country

The Parliament of South Australia acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional owners of this country throughout Australia, and their connection to land and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures and to the Elders both past and present.