Race
Everyone is entitled to equal access to community life, regardless of their race, colour, nationality or ethic origin.
Here’s an example of race discrimination in accommodation:
| Bruce ran a motel in a country town. A conference was being held at another motel nearby. Beth was a delegate but, because of a booking mix-up, did not have accommodation at the conference motel when she arrived. The conference organisers suggested she try Bruce’s motel around the corner, and phoned to check that there were vacancies. When Beth arrived, however, Bruce told her ‘I’m not having you Aboriginal people in this motel; you’re only going to cause trouble’. |
Although it is generally against the law to treat people differently because of their race, the law makes some exceptions such as:
- a social club for people of a particular ethnic background. There are many of these clubs around SA, for instance, an Italian Club and a German Club.
- a scheme to benefit people of a particular race. A health service or a hostel that caters to a particular racial or ethnic group with special needs would be legal, for example.
Last updated on Tue, 08/17/2010 - 11:36.
