Bills of Rights in Australia

Bills of Rights in Australia PDF

Author: Andrew Byrnes

Publisher: UNSW Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1921410175

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"Australia is often cited as the only Western nation without a bill of rights. While this remains true at a national level, the states and territories have recently taken the running on developing local bills of rights. The ACT adopted a Human Rights Act in July 2004 and in 2006. Victoria enacted a Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities in January 2007. Tasmania has now moved formally to consider similar legislation. And Western Australia, Queensland and New South Wales also seem likely to take this course. This book examines the significance and ramifications of these radical developments. It is the first to offer a comprehensive examination of this new form of legislation in Australia"--Provided by publisher.

Freedom of Religion Under Bills of Rights

Freedom of Religion Under Bills of Rights PDF

Author: Paul Babie

Publisher: University of Adelaide Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 466

ISBN-13: 098717181X

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"The Australian Constitution contains no guarantee of freedom of religion or freedom of conscience. Indeed, it contains very few provisions dealing with rights — in essence, it is a Constitution that confines itself mainly to prescribing a framework for federal government, setting out the various powers of government and limiting them as between federal and state governments and the three branches of government without attempting to define the rights of citizens except in minor respects. […] Whether Australia should have a national bill of rights has been a controversial issue for quite some time. This is despite the fact that Australia has acceded to the ICCPR, as well as the First Optional Protocol to the ICCPR, thereby accepting an international obligation to bring Australian law into line with the ICCPR, an obligation that Australia has not discharged. Australia is the only country in the Western world without a national bill of rights.4 The chapters that follow in this book debate the situation in Australia and in various other Western jurisdictions.' From Foreword by The Hon Sir Anthony Mason AC KBE: Human Rights and Courts

Protecting Rights Without a Bill of Rights

Protecting Rights Without a Bill of Rights PDF

Author: Jeffrey Goldsworthy

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-11-30

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 1351151223

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Australia is now the only major Anglophone country that has not adopted a Bill of Rights. Since 1982 Canada, New Zealand and the UK have all adopted either constitutional or statutory bills of rights. Australia, however, continues to rely on common law, statutes dealing with specific issues such as racial and sexual discrimination, a generally tolerant society and a vibrant democracy. This book focuses on the protection of human rights in Australia and includes international perspectives for the purpose of comparison and it provides an examination of how well Australian institutions, governments, legislatures, courts and tribunals have performed in protecting human rights in the absence of a Bill of Rights.

Australia's First Bill of Rights

Australia's First Bill of Rights PDF

Author: Hilary Charlesworth

Publisher: Law and Policy Paper

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 25

ISBN-13: 9781862875807

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Australia's first bill of rights, the Australian Capital Territory's (ACT) Human Rights Act, came into force on 1 July 2004. This paper describes the background to that Act and its operation so far and considers its value as a model for improving the protection of human rights in Australia.The authors argue that the Act has had significant impact, although not necessarily in the ways that either its proponents or critics predicted. While legal practitioners do not yet use it regularly in the courts, it is already exerting considerable influence on the workings of government and the development of new laws and policies.The legislation has also revived Australian debates about bills of rights by providing a working model that allows legislatures to retain the final word about human rights protection.

A Bill of Rights for Australia

A Bill of Rights for Australia PDF

Author: George Williams

Publisher: UNSW Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 9780868406107

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Using overseas examples, and taking account of Australia's international treaty obligations, George Williams sets out a novel plan for extending the legal protection for human rights in Australia.

Bills of Rights in the Common Law

Bills of Rights in the Common Law PDF

Author: Robert Leckey

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2015-05-07

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1107038537

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This book argues that judges sacrifice individual rights by using less than their full powers in order to appear democratically legitimate.

The Politics of Human Rights in Australia

The Politics of Human Rights in Australia PDF

Author: Louise Chappell

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2009-05-28

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 0521707749

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The first comprehensive account of Australian human rights from a political science perspective, it addresses the key debates in Australian political debates about human rights.

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