Provision
Preamble
The Parliament recognises and values the cultural, religious, racial and linguistic diversity of the people of Victoria.
The Parliament further recognises that one of the central tenets of multiculturalism is citizenship and that the expression citizenship is not limited to formal Australian citizenship, but refers to the rights and responsibilities of all people in a multicultural society.
The Parliament wishes to promote Victoria as a united community with shared laws, values, aspirations and responsibilities within which people from a diversity of backgrounds have—
the freedom and opportunity to preserve and express their cultural heritage; and
the freedom and opportunity to participate and contribute to the social, cultural, economic and political life of Victoria; and
equal rights and responsibilities under the laws of Victoria.
The Parliament of Victoria therefore enacts:
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