During a hearing on 12 August 2004, in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, Watts said that after the press release, she suffered vandalism to her property and an assault at her home, in addition to general "hatred, contempt and revulsion".
[2][3] In 2004, the Islamic Council of Victoria laid a complaint under the Act alleging vilification of Muslims about the preaching by two Christian pastors.
"[6] On 22 June 2005, VCAT Judge Michael Higgins ordered Nalliah and Scot to make a public apology for vilifying Muslims in newspaper advertisements with a value of $68,690.
[9][10] In September 2017 three prominent members of the far-right United Patriots Front — Blair Cottrell, Neil Erikson and Chris Shortis — were charged with inciting serious contempt of Muslims, among other offences.
[11][12] Cottrell lodged an appeal, applying for his case to be heard in the High Court of Australia and arguing that he had been charged under an "invalid law".
In January 2006, nineteen Christian leaders from Melbourne's largest churches wrote to the premier requesting the removal of the civil provisions in the Act, claiming that aspects of the religious vilification law undermines multiculturalism.