oct 1, 1970 - Racial discrimination act The RDA was passed by Gough Whitlam in 1975, and was put into place to assure that no one would be treated unfairly due to their race or nationality. The RDA is monitored by the Australian Human Rights committee, which oversees, and judge’s cases that could in violation of the RDA, including disputes regarding racism, and it’s showing in land negotiations, job interviews, selling of goods and services, etc. (Timeline)