Anyone who displays the Nazi salute in Victoria will be slapped with a massive fine or risk jail time after a new ban takes effect tomorrow. Here’s what it will mean.
The Nazi salute has been officially banned in Victoria after the new law was fast-tracked.
The long-awaited bill was passed by the state’s upper house on Tuesday night with the law coming into effect on Saturday.
It comes as security experts warned that anti-Semitism was soaring across the country as the latest Israel-Palestine conflict unfolds.
Here’s what it means.
Anyone who displays or performs a Nazi symbol or gesture in public will face penalties.
The law will also cover anything that closely resembles the symbol to ensure those who deliberately try to evade the ban will be captured.
Individuals who display or perform the symbol or gesture in public with face penalties of as much as $23,000 or jail terms as long as 12 months.
Yes, there are exceptions.
If the Nazi symbol or gesture is displayed in good faith for “genuine academic, artistic, educational or scientific purpose”, no penalties will occur.
This includes in the course of publishing a fair and accurate report of any matter that is in public interest.
Read the article by Brooke Grebert-Craig in the Herald Sun.