Queensland's racial vilification and hate crime laws will be reviewed by state parliament.
Leader of the House Yvette D'Ath on Wednesday moved that the Legal Affairs and Safety Committee conduct a review.
The review comes after a rise in racially-motivated incidents against Asians and Africans were reported by Cohesive Communities Coalition in September.
That report found Queensland lacked specific hate crime laws and that an existing serious vilification offence wasn't being used to respond to criminal incitement.
The distribution and display of hateful material such as Nazi flags is not an offence in Queensland either, the report noted.
Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman said the committee would probe the nature and extent of hate crimes and vilification in Quensland and determine if state laws are operating effectively, particularly against online vilification.
"We want to ensure that all voices are heard and that any potential changes to the law are properly informed by the views and experiences of a diverse range of Queenslanders," Ms Fentiman said in a statement on Wednesday.
"The terms of reference ask the committee to consider serious vilification and hate crimes in a holistic way.
"This will enable the committee to consider the impacts of serious vilification and hate crime on a wide range of groups, including, women, people with a disability, older people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and the LGBTIQ+ community."
It will also look at the response of police, the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Commonwealth government to hate crimes, including record-keeping.
The state's 2019 Human Rights Act will also be examined to see if it needs to be amended.
The committee will eventually put forward possible reforms or amendments to existing laws.
Cohesive Communities Coalition co-chair Peter Forday welcomed the review.
He said hate crime policing could be improved with community scrutiny panels, victim protection orders and injunctions.
"This is a moment to define the type of community that Queenslanders want, now and into the future, for ourselves and our families, friends and neighbours," Mr Forday said.
