Maintenance of Racial Harmony Bill
Table of Contents
Long Title
Enacting Formula
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title and commencement
2 Interpretation
Part 2 ADMINISTRATION
Division 1 — Presidential Council for Racial and Religious Harmony
3 Establishment of Council
4 Functions of Council
Division 2 — Competent authority
5 Competent authority
6 Power to require information, etc.
7 Offences relating to section 6
Part 3 RESTRAINING ORDERS AGAINST RACIAL CONTENT
8 Racial content restraining orders
9 Supplementary provisions about racial content restraining orders
10 Offence if racial content restraining order not complied with
Part 4 MEASURES AGAINST FOREIGN INFLUENCE
Division 1 — Interpretation and supplementary provisions for this Part
11 "Entity", "governing body", "responsible officer" and related concepts
12 "Foreign principal"
13 "Donation", "anonymous donation", "foreign donation" and related concepts
14 "Foreign affiliation"
Division 2 — Designation of entities
15 Power to designate entities
16 Procedure for designation
17 Cancellation of designation
Division 3 — Reporting obligations
18 Reporting foreign donations and anonymous donations
19 Reporting foreign affiliations
20 Reporting governing body composition, etc.
21 Offence of giving false information about donations
22 Prescribed offences relating to reporting
Division 4 — Basic leadership restrictions
23 Governing body composition: restrictions and removal directions
24 Responsible officers’ nationality: restrictions and removal directions
25 Supplementary provisions about removal directions
26 Offence if removal direction not complied with
Division 5 — Stepped‑up measures
27 Foreign influence restraining orders
28 Supplementary provisions about foreign influence restraining orders
29 Offence if foreign influence restraining order not complied with
30 Offence of facilitating foreign donation prohibited by foreign influence restraining order
Division 6 — Other provisions
31 Designated entity’s overriding duty to comply with Divisions 4 and 5; immunity for compliance
32 Exemption from Divisions 3 and 4
Part 5 OVERSIGHT AND REVIEW ARRANGEMENTS FOR RESTRAINING ORDERS
33 Restraining orders to be referred to Council
34 Restraining orders to be confirmed by President, etc.
35 Application to extensions of restraining orders
36 Review and revocation of restraining orders
37 Publication
Part 6 OFFENCES RELATING TO RACE
38 Meaning of "conduct"
39 Offences relating to urging violence on basis of race
40 Offence of inciting enmity against persons distinguished by race, etc.
41 Community remedial initiative
Part 7 GENERAL PROVISIONS
42 Decisions under Act to be final
43 Offences by bodies corporate, etc.
44 Consent of Public Prosecutor
45 Jurisdiction of court
46 Composition of offences
47 Regulations
Part 8 RELATED AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
48 Amendment of Criminal Procedure Code 2010, etc.
49 Amendment of Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act 1990
50 Amendment of Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 2000
51 Amendment of Online Criminal Harms Act 2023
52 Amendment of Penal Code 1871
53 Amendment of Registration of Criminals Act 1949
54 Amendment of Trade Disputes Act 1941
Explanatory Statement
Expenditure of Public Money