Religious discrimination bill violates international human rights law, Law Council says

Source: Community Action for Rainbow Rights

Employment 2022-01-17 1:45 pm By Bianca Hrovat | Sydney

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Legislation being advanced by the Morrison government that would allow religious statements of belief to override laws that bar discrimination “waters down long-standing and hard-fought protections” and clashes with international human rights law, the country’s peak legal body has said.

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