The government in the Australian state of Victoria has announced it is preparing to expand legislation banning the public display of the Nazi swastika to include the Nazi salute, following clashes between neo-Nazis and transgender rights protesters in Melbourne over the weekend.

Victoria’s Justice Minister Jacqueline Symes said the government would fast-track the expansion of the legislation, although she acknowledged it could take months for the new provision to come into force.

“We will look at how it can be done carefully, consult with various organizations and have more to say on the details” during discussions on the measure, Ms Simes said in a statement carried by the AAP news agency.

About 30 neo-Nazis marched through Melbourne repeatedly raising their hands in the Nazi salute in front of Victoria’s parliament yesterday Saturday. Three arrests were made during the demonstration, state police said.

“I wish it didn’t need to be said, but it’s clear that it needs to be: Nazis are not welcome here. Not on the steps of parliament, not anywhere,” state Premier Daniel Andrews said via Twitter on Sunday.

The neo-Nazi group intended to argue that transgender people should have no rights, no safety, no dignity, Mr Andrews continued.

“That’s what Nazis do. Their satanic ideology wants to scapegoat minorities — and it has no place here. And those who side with them have no place here either.”

Last year, Victoria became the first state in Australia to ban the public display of the Nazi swastika.

Those who display the symbol in public face fines of up to 22,000 Australian dollars (about 13,800 euros), jail terms of up to 12 months, or both.