Individual Rights and Freedoms, and the Constitution.
For over 100 years now, Australia has operated under its rather prized constitution that is in hindsight evidently lacklustre in respect to individual rights and freedoms. The Australian constitution was thought to be sufficient in regards to rights and freedoms despite the lack of an entrenched bill of rights. However, when one dissects the constitution, it becomes increasingly evident that constitutional implications are not an effective way of protecting individual rights and freedoms, and the only way to achieve this is through a bill of rights.
This is not to say that our constitution bears completely no recognition of rights , as there are some provisions that do in fact recognize certain rights and freedoms for individuals. This includes s116, s80 and s41 .
The Australian constitution amongst its express rights also contains implied rights, and the adequacy of these implied rights is rather debatable, as it becomes......

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Title: Does Australia Need A Bill Of Rights?
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