(Radio NZ) A Muslim community leader says the hate speech legislation is too important to rush through, and has welcomed the government’s decision to refer it to the Law Commission.
However, he said the legislation was not thoroughly discussed in the public arena and was hijacked by political motives.
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins yesterday announced the government’s watered-down hate speech legislation would be dropped as part of his purge of policies aimed at refocusing the government on cost-of-living pressures.
The minor amendment would have expanded protection from incitement under the Human Rights Act to religious groups.
