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THE ROLES OF:

DISCUSS the arguments for and against a Charter of Rights for Australia. THE ROLES OF:. A Charter of Rights (arguments for and against) . This is an extremely controversial issue We need to look at BOTH sides . DISCUSS the arguments for and against a Charter of Rights for Australia.

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THE ROLES OF:

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  1. DISCUSS the arguments for and against a Charter of Rights for Australia THE ROLES OF: • A Charter of Rights (arguments for and against) This is an extremely controversial issue We need to look at BOTH sides.

  2. DISCUSS the arguments for and against a Charter of Rights for Australia THE ROLES OF: • A Charter of Rights (arguments for and against) A ‘Charter of Rights’ is just a LIST of rights in one single lawor in the Constitution. Every other advanced country has one (e.g. America’s Bill of Rights). But we DON’T have one of these in Australia. Our human rights are spread out in different statute laws, common lawand the Constitution.

  3. DISCUSS the arguments for and against a Charter of Rights for Australia THE ROLES OF: • A Charter of Rights (arguments for and against) Just a few years ago, we had a big inquiry into whether we SHOULD have a Charter of Rights. It was called the National Human Rights Consultation. Australians were asked if they wanted a Charter of Rights.

  4. DISCUSS the arguments for and against a Charter of Rights for Australia THE ROLES OF: • A Charter of Rights (arguments for and against)

  5. DISCUSS the arguments for and against a Charter of Rights for Australia THE ROLES OF: • A Charter of Rights (arguments for and against)

  6. DISCUSS the arguments for and against a Charter of Rights for Australia THE ROLES OF: • A Charter of Rights (arguments for and against) At the end of the Consultation... The Committee strongly recommended that Australia SHOULD have a Charter of Rights

  7. DISCUSS the arguments for and against a Charter of Rights for Australia THE ROLES OF: • A Charter of Rights (arguments for and against) But DESPITE ALL THIS work and what 87% of people wanted… The government scrapped it Instead, they announced a new ‘Human Rights Framework’ (which was pretty useless)

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