Exclusive: State will join NSW, WA and Tasmania in banning tattoos with hate symbols ‘that seek to invoke fear’
“Unlike the Victorian and ACT approaches, we do not intend to provide a specific exception for tattoos.”
“The banning of Nazi hate symbols, including tattoos, is a really welcome initiative,” Steinberg said. “People who have these symbols … should know that it’s a criminal offence and our society shouldn’t and can’t tolerate it.” “We’ve also seen where swastika bans have been implemented in other states that they’ve quickly been subverted through the use of alterations and alternative symbols.”in January that three men were charged with wilful damage in relation to the displaying of neo-Nazi material after police conducted raids on three separate addresses across south-east Queensland.
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