Combatting Hate Act

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to, among other things, (a) repeal the requirement that the Attorney General consent to the institution of proceedings for hate propaganda offences; (b) create an offence of wilfully promoting hatred against any identifiable group by displaying certain symbols in a public place; (c) create a hate crime offence of committing an offence under that Act or any other Act of Parliament that is motivated by hatred based on certain factors; (d) create an offence of intimidating a person in order to impede them from accessing certain places that are primarily used for religious worship or by an identifiable group for certain purposes; and (e) create an offence of intentionally obstructing or interfering with a person’s lawful access to such places.