Like many in the community, the Hodgman Liberal Government is very concerned about some slogans on interstate-registered campervans operating under the Wicked Campers brand.
As previously advised, I have spoken with the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner on this issue, and she has confirmed the owners of these vehicles, and possibly even the drivers, are likely in breach of a number of provisions of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 (Tasmania), particularly relating to incitement to unlawful conduct.
As a Government we have encouraged concerned Tasmanians to contact Equal Opportunity Tasmania to discuss the process for lodging a complaint.
In the meantime, I have been investigating possible regulatory or legislative options to stop these vile, sexist and misogynistic vans from operating in Tasmania.
Under the current law, these offensive vans which are Queensland registered, can spend up to three months in Tasmania.
The Tasmanian Government supports any action by the Queensland Government which would see these vans taken off the road and if there were any attempt by the company to register vans in Tasmania, the Hodgman Government would consider taking similar action.