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read the actual legislation:
http://www8.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdb/au/legis/vic/consol_act/rarta2001265/
in all the sections for racial and religious vilification, including the (criminal) serious vilification offenses (which is what Blair Cottrell and friends got done under) there's a specific entry that states the conduct can have occurred outside Victoria.
for example:
RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE ACT 2001 - SECT 7
Racial vilification unlawful
(1) A person must not, on the ground of the race of another person or class of persons, engage in conduct that incites hatred against, serious contempt for, or revulsion or severe ridicule of, that other person or class of persons.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), conduct—
(a) may be constituted by a single occasion or by a number of occasions over a period of time; and
(b) may occur in or outside Victoria.
Note
"Engage in conduct" includes use of the internet or e-mail to publish or transmit statements or other material.
There are pretty broad exceptions in other parts of the legislation that apply to the lower tier 'vilification' though.
But yes you can be dragged to a tribunal in Victoria by a complainant under the 'civil' vilification section or poPost too long. Click here to view the full text.