▁such ▁alleg ations ▁are ▁u ph eld , ▁the ▁court ▁may ▁make ▁orders , ▁including ▁for ▁compens ation . ▁ ▁Pro pos als ▁for ▁law ▁reform ▁▁ ▁Section ▁ 1 8 C ▁of ▁the ▁R DA ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁topic ▁of ▁debate , ▁especially ▁in ▁recent ▁years . ▁While ▁some ▁conserv ative ▁polit icians ▁have ▁claimed ▁the ▁bar ▁for ▁bre aching ▁ 1 8 C ▁is ▁too ▁low , ▁courts ▁have ▁consist ently ▁shown ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁case , ▁and ▁to ▁fall ▁within ▁ 1 8 C ▁the ▁speech ▁must ▁have ▁"... ▁prof ound ▁and ▁serious ▁effects , ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁li ken ed ▁to ▁mere ▁sl ights ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁left - wing ▁ABC ▁journalist ▁Phill ip ▁Adams ▁argued ▁against ▁the ▁provision , ▁saying ▁that ▁a ▁better ▁response ▁to ▁expressions ▁of ▁ra cial ▁hat red ▁was ▁" public ▁debate , ▁not ▁legal ▁c ensure ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁Federal ▁Court ▁ruled ▁that ▁comment ator ▁Andrew ▁Bol t ▁had ▁contra ven ed ▁section ▁ 1 8 C ▁of ▁the ▁R DA ▁as ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁rely ▁on ▁the ▁exem ptions ▁under ▁Section ▁ 1 8 D . ▁ ▁Bol t ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁ver dict ▁was ▁" a ▁restriction ▁on ▁the ▁freedom ▁of ▁all ▁Austral ians ▁to ▁discuss ▁mult icult ural ism ▁and ▁how ▁people ▁identify ▁themselves ". ▁ ▁The ▁political ▁alleg iance ▁of ▁the ▁pres iding ▁judge ▁to ▁the ▁Australian ▁Labor ▁Party ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁raised ▁as ▁an