Unpublished Paper
Protecting Religious Freedom in Australia Through Legislative Balancing Clauses.pdf
Occasional papers on Law and Religion
(2017)
Abstract
Discusses protection of religious freedom in Australia through use of "balancing clauses" in discrimination legislation. Analyses religious balancing clauses all Australian jurisdictions, notes those that were proposed in a draft same sex marriage bill, and discusses how a clash between these clauses in Commonwealth and State laws should be resolved.
Keywords
- Religious Freedom,
- Discrimination,
- Balancing Clauses
Disciplines
Publication Date
June 14, 2017
Comments
Paper presented at "Freedom 17: Religious Freedom in a Secular Age?", Freedom for Faith, 14 June, 2017; Canberra, ACT
Citation Information
Neil J Foster. "Protecting Religious Freedom in Australia Through Legislative Balancing Clauses.pdf" Occasional papers on Law and Religion (2017) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/neil_foster/111/