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Petition · past parliament

Create a Free Speech Act and destroy all Hate speech legislation

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

We have a God-given right to free speech and we have a right to offend. Many of our hate speech laws go against this fundamental right, that will ensure we remain a liberal western democracy.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Create a Freedom of Speech Act and Bring an End to "Hate Speech" laws

Timeline

14 Mar 2018 Petition opened for signatures
20 Mar 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 20 Mar 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.