Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Act 2026 (2 of 2026)

Schedule 1   Criminal law amendments

Part 3   Aggravated sentencing factor

Crimes Act 1914

10   After paragraph 16A(2)(ma)

Insert:

(mb) if:

(i) the person's conduct constituting the offence was motivated, whether wholly or in part, by hatred of another person (the target person ) or a group of persons (the target group ); and

(ii) that hatred was because of the person's belief that the target person or persons in the target group are distinguished by race, or national or ethnic origin;

that fact as a reason for aggravating the seriousness of the criminal behaviour to which the offence relates;