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Articles and Commentary on the Victorian Charter

Legal analysis

Benjamin Jellis, 'Sinking the Boat to Save it' (Summer 2006) The Centre for Independent Studies, Policy Magazine.

Simon Evans and Carolyn Evans, 'Legal Redress under the Victorian Charter of Rights and Responsibilities' (2006) 17 Public Law Review  (Forthcoming).

George Williams, 'Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibiltiies - Lessons for the National Debate', Senate Occassional Lecture, Parliament House, 7 July 2006.

Simon Evans, 'The Victorian Charter of Rights and Responsibilities and the ACT Human Rights Act: Four Key Differences and their Impliations for Victoria', Paper to the Australian Bills of Rights: The ACT and Beyond Conference, Canberra, 21 June 2006.

Carolyn Evans, 'Administrative Law and an Australian Bill of Rights', presented at the Australian Institute of Administrative Law Annual Forum 14 June 2006.

Simon Evans, 'What Difference will the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibiltiies make to the Victorian Public Service?' Paper presented to Clayton Utz, Melbourne, 13 June 2006.

John Cain, ' A Step in the Right direction: the LIV congratulates the Victorian Government on its acceptance of the need for a charter of rights.' (Jan-Feb 2006) 80 Law Institute Journal, 6  (Text not available online).

John Tobin, 'What's wrong with the Charter of Rights?' (Sept 2005) 79 Law Institute Journal, 40 (Text not available online).

Karen Gurney and Eithne Mills, 'Victoria's Justice Statement: Rights or Rhetoric? (Or...There's No Show without Punch!)' (2005) MurUEJL (Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law) 12.

Human Rights Law Resource Centre 'Guide to the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities' October 2006.

Opinion and commentary

'Charting a course for legal disaster', The Australian, 4 January 2007, Benjamin Jellis.

'Moral code will suffer under Labour Charter Rights blight', Geelong Advertiser, 2 November 2006, Mirko Bagaric (Text not available online).

'Charter you wanted', The Age, 26 July 2006, George Williams.

'Protecting the inalienable rights of citizens', The Age, 24 July 2006, The Age Editorial.

'Judicial Puppeteer', Herald Sun, 14 June 2006, Andrew Bolt.

'Priority Essential to Guard Rights', Geelong Advertiser, 9 June 2006, James McConvill.

'Right Fight', Geelong Advertiser, 6 June 2006, Mirko Bagaric.

'Remove the Rights Blindfold', Geelong Advertiser, 6 June 2006, Simon French

'One law for all? That'd be a crime', The Australian, 31 May 2006, Jane Albrechtsen (Text not available online).

'The state's setting the law to rights', The Age, 8 May 2006, Waleed Aly. 

'Overwhelming support for rights charter', Australian Financial Review, 10 February 2006, Rob Hulls (Text not available online). 

'Human Rights for everybody', Australian Financial Review, 8 February 2006, Nick Carney
(Text not available online).

'Bill of Rights benefit judges, lawyers most', Australian Financial Review, 3 February 2006, James Allan and Mirko Bagaric (Text not available online).

'The wrongs of pushing a bill of rights', The Age, 4 January 2006, Alan Anderson.

'Charter a step forward in protecting human rights', The Age, 22 December 2005, Carolyn Evans and Simon Evans.

'A clear right of way for people who cherish their freedoms', Sydney Morning Herald, 21 December 2005, George Williams.

'A Bill of Rights for Victoria', Australian Policy Online, 6 May 2005, Simon Evans and Carolyn Evans.

Government Media Releases

'Victoria on Track for Human Rights', Media Release, 2 May 2006, Attorney General Rob Hulls.

'Victorian Budget Statement 2006/07', 20 December 2006, Attorney General Rob Hulls.

'Victoria Leads the Way on Human Rights', Media Release, 20 December 2005, Attorney General Rob Hulls.

 
 

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