High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001 was implemented by the Steve Bracks' Labor government in the state of Victoria, Australia. It was effective from 1 January 2002. The explicit purposes of the Act are to; To promote racial and religious tolerance by prohibiting certain conduct involving the vilification of persons on the ground of race or religious belief or activity. To provide a means of redress for the victims of racial or religious vilification; To make consequential amendments to the Equal Opportunity Act 1995.