白澳大利亚党就禁止仇恨团体法提起宪法诉讼

白澳大利亚党向澳大利亚高等法院提起宪法诉讼，挑战《刑法》第5.3B部分的合宪性 1。该法赋予警察部长权力建议总督宣布某团体为"禁止仇恨团体" 1，任何成为被禁团体成员的人最高将面临7至15年监禁 1。

白澳大利亚党提出三项主要异议 1。首先，该党辩称该法权限超越宪法规定的议会立法权 1；其次，该党主张该法违反了政治沟通的言论自由权利 1；第三，该党指控该法违反了权力分立原则 1。该党强调，警察部长无需任何犯罪被定罪即可单方面决定禁令，期间不需举行听证会或提供程序公正 1。高等法院需要判断这些权力是否超越了宪法所允许的限制 1。

The White Australia Party has initiated a constitutional challenge against Part 5.3B of Australia's Criminal Code, which grants the Attorney-General power to declare organizations as "prescribed hate groups."1 Violations of membership in such prescribed groups carry maximum penalties of seven to fifteen years imprisonment.1

The party's challenge rests on three central arguments: that the legislation lacks constitutional authority, violates political communication freedoms, and breaches the separation of powers doctrine.1 Notably, the Attorney-General can issue a prohibition order without requiring any criminal conviction, conducting a hearing, or observing procedural fairness.1 The High Court must determine whether these powers exceed constitutional limits and whether preventing large-scale community harm constitutes a legitimate legislative purpose, a question raised in earlier constitutional cases involving racial discrimination provisions and state-based restrictions on specific slogans.1