Human Rights Charter limiting rights?

May 6th, 2008 • Australia, Human Rights, Law, Melbourne

Gans post on how the Human Rights Charter may result in reduced rights highlights one of the issues the anti-Charter groups have been talking about. In this case, it’s judges saying that since the legislation has been enacted this means that the common law doesn’t protect those rights.

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