Australian Human Rights Commission Respect at Uni Interim Report December 2024 Following these consultations, TEQSA will issue a new statement of regulatory expectations and best practice guidance to further strengthen regulatory conformity by Australian universities. (d) Special Envoys The Australian Government has recently appointed: • Ms Jillian Segal AO as the Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism in Australia (July 2024) • Mr Peter Khalil MP as the Special Envoy for Social Cohesion (July 2024) • Mr Aftab Malik at the Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia in Australia (September 2024). Each of the Special Envoys will be engaged during the Study for their perspectives and recommendations. (e) Commonwealth Criminal Offences (September 2024) In January 2024, new offences came into force in the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) (Criminal Code) enacted through the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Prohibited Hate Symbols and Other Measures) Act 2023 (Prohibited Hate Symbols Act). These offences are for the public display and trade of prohibited Nazi and terrorist organisation symbols, the making of a gesture that is the Nazi salute, using a carriage service for violent extremist material and possessing or controlling violent extremist material obtained or accessed using a carriage service. The offences for the public display of prohibited symbols and the public performance of the Nazi salute are designed to prevent the use of Nazi and terrorist organisation symbols and gestures to harass and vilify communities targeted by neo-Nazi and terrorist organisation supporters in person and online. On 12 September 2024, the Australian Government introduced the Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024. The Bill would strengthen and enhance Australia’s legislative framework to combat hate crime by: • strengthening existing offences for urging force or violence against groups or members of groups • creating new offences for threatening force or violence against groups and members of groups 21