What's Been Left Out of Australia's First Bill of Rights?

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Human Rights Act 2004 (ACT) s 30.

Human Rights Act 2004 (ACT) s 28. The wording is adopted from the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (1982) s 1; also, the Bill of Rights Act 1990 (NZ) s 5. See also ACT Bill of Rights Consultative Committee, n 3, [4.40]-[4.52].

ACT Bill of Rights Consultative Committee, ‘Towards an ACT Human Rights Act’ (May 2003) <www.jcs.act.gov.au/prd/rights/index.html/> at 2 April 2004.

South Africa v Grootboom [2001] 1 SA 46, [41].

Human Rights Act 2004 (ACT) s 42.

ICCPR Article 18(4).

ICCPR Article 19(3).

ICCPR Art 47 & ICESCR 1(2).

ICCPR Art 1(1) & ICESCR Art 1(1).

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ACT Bill of Rights Consultative Committee, n 3, [5.62].

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Human Rights Act 2004 (ACT) Preamble [7].

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Human Rights Act 2004 (ACT) s 8.

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Human Rights Act 2004 (ACT) s 31 (international human rights jurisprudence may be considered when interpreting a human right).

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Human Rights Act 2004 (ACT) s 43(2)(b).