Race as a legal category is left undefined in statutes.

Evidence

Despite legislative references to race, the term itself remains ill-defined in law, leaving courts searching for an understanding of what it means to be discriminated against because of race, which has proven parti­ cular challenging in the context of racialized religion. — Mareike Riedel, Islamophobia, Racial Discrimination…, 15

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Australian statutes list allied race concepts without defining their relationship to ‘race’. — Mareike Riedel, Islamophobia, Racial Discrimination…, 28; Racial identity has multiple dimensions that statutes fail to specify — Mareike Riedel, Islamophobia, Racial Discrimination…, 70; Courts deny Muslims racial discrimination protection because ‘race’ is ill-defined in law. — Mareike Riedel, Islamophobia, Racial Discrimination…, 11

Broader Connections

• Australian statutes list allied race concepts without defining their relationship to ‘race’. #expands (0.90) — Mareike Riedel, Islamophobia, Racial Discrimination…, 28
• Racial identity has multiple dimensions that statutes fail to specify #expands (0.85) — Mareike Riedel, Islamophobia, Racial Discrimination…, 70
• Courts deny Muslims racial discrimination protection because ‘race’ is ill-defined in law. #exemplifies (0.85) — Mareike Riedel, Islamophobia, Racial Discrimination…, 11