The Multicultural Victoria Act 2011 came into effect on 1 September 2011.
Read the Multicultural Victoria Act 2011 (PDF 641kb)
Read the Multicultural Victoria Act 2011 (WORD 138kb)

Background to the 2011 Act
The Multicultural Victoria Bill was introduced to Parliament on 22 March 2011.
The Second Reading took place on 24 March 2011.
Read the Multicultural Victoria Bill 2011 (WORD 72kb)
Read the Multicultural Victoria Bill 2011 (PDF 129kb)
Read  the Multicultural Victoria Bill Explanatory Memorandum (WORD 61kb)
Read  the Multicultural Victoria Bill Explanatory Memorandum (PDF 36kb)

Second Reading Speech: Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship, Mr Nicholas Kotsiras MP

Click on the links below for translated versions of the Second Reading speech by the Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship, Mr Nicholas Kotsiras MP. Additional languages willl be added here shortly.

Amharic (PDF 112kb)

Arabic (PDF 156kb)

Cantonese (PDF 224kb)

Dari (PDF 210kb)

Greek (PDF 194kb)

Italian (PDF 80kb)

Mandarin (PDF 259kb)

Somali (PDF 91kb)

Swahili (PDF 81kb)

Spanish (PDF 85kb)

Turkish (PDF 198kb)

Vietnamese (PDF 211kb)