... nuclear family ideal begin to fade, the law must alter to accommodate changing trends. The De Facto Relationships Act 1984 (NSW) paved the way for protection and recognition among many alternate family arrangements by recognising that a couple need not be married to be acknowledged by law. ... However, this act did not mean that all family arrangements were now equally treated by law, and some parties ... against is same sex couples, which were not recognised by the law until 1999 when the Labor Government introduced the Property (Relationships) Legislation Amendment Act 1999. This amen...

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... pay damages to the victim. International rights are harder to implement. The main types of human rights identified in international law relate to human rights, these include freedom of thought, protection against slavery and freedom of torture. Child labour is where children are physically, economically and socially exploited and abused. Child labour is essentially an economic issue although it has many ... important means in protecting children and important in addressing bonded child labour, and tries to ensure that every child in the world has right to survival, development, protection...

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... remainders of what Australia was like prior to European invasion. On the 18th February 1910 it was proclaimed a "permanent reserve class A for the protection of flora and fauna" under the Permanent Reserves Act 1899. Barrow Island has internationally significant biodiversity values, with an exceptional range of flora and fauna, marine ecosystems and karst systems; it is one ... values forever. Bringing sand and other basic raw materials from the mainland increase the risk of the introduction of weed, disease and invertebrate species onto Barrow. The Environmental Protection Authority co...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

... were now excluded from the census and the lawmaking powers of the commonwealth parliament. They were also excluded from the vote and pension. In 1909 the NSW Aboriginals Protection Act gave the NSW Aboriginal Protection Board the power to remove Aboriginal children from their families. This became known as the "stolen generation". They were put into institutions or fostered out to white families ... 1840 a treaty known as the "Treaty of Waitangi" was signed by a majority of the Maori chiefs. This treaty would mean that the Maoris would receive full British citizenship and the protection...

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... made in relation to asylum seekers has exempted the nations government from taking responsibility for its harsh actions whilst denying asylum seekers protection from the abuse of the state. This is made more clear by the Federal Governments continual breaching of both International laws to ... and society". Illegal immigrants are those who have found their own way to enter Australia, without proper documentation. They are covered by the Migration Act 1958 (c'th) and it's regulations, whereby they are called "unlawful non-citizens". "Unlawful non-citizens" can leave Australia voluntarily ...

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... $5-9 billion boost to commonwealth revenue. Additionally, this was a key element of ongoing microeconomic reform and underpins reforms to public trading enterprises and infrastructure industries. The Trade Practices Act (1974) applies to all public and private enterprises and businesses (including professions such as law). It includes anti competitive behaviour, such as the deregulating of domestic aviation that ... to urban development. REGULATION AND DEREGULATION The regulation of economic activity and markets in Australia began in the early 1990s with the establishment of centralised...

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... in Canberra in the High Courts, so a change in this document won't actually be providing direct protection of rights and freedom of discrimination for the indigenous. Things that currently provide protection of culture and equality are laws and acts such as Heritage Acts and the Act of Recognition. With these laws already in play, let me ask you this: what new changes can ... ...

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... any alien race after they have entered the Commonwealth; to localise them within defined areas, to restrict their migration, to confine them to certain occupations, or to give them special protection and secure their return after a certain period to the country whence they came'. The Federal Parliament could pass special and discriminating laws relating to the people of any race other ... Crown's acquisition of radical title, but native title was subject to extinguishment by a valid exercise of sovereign power inconsistent with the continued right to enjoy native title. Content, proof a...

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... simply can't live together if our property, our well being, and even our lives are at the mercy of evil doers. We need protection. But we don't need to kill the evil doer in order to provide that protection. All we have to do is take the evil doer out of circulation so that he or she can do no further harm ... after all that he has gone through, he still opposes it. Because he says, "The October 12, 2002 terrorist attacks do not give anyone the right to repeat such a vile act, and to adopt a new philosophy would be a betrayal to the code of behaviour that he has taught to his children. ...

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... religion resulted in their inability to practise their traditions and rituals on Ancestral Land. In the belief that the Aboriginal race would die out, the policy of Protection was enacted. A consequence of this protection policy was the conviction that half-caste children were best served by removing them from their families to live in White settlements. There they received basic food and ... that land and as such their ownership should be fully restored. Mabo was the first Aboriginal man to win a court case concerning land rights issues. In 1993, the Native Title Act was established th...

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... the auspices of UNESCO a "world heritage" register had been created and Australia chose again to be one of those signatories. In 1975 the government introduced the World Heritage Properties Conservation Act to provide a legislative framework for the implementation of that treaty obligation. The Franklin River area of old-growth forest in Tasmania was a proposed site for a hydro-electric dam planned by ... Constitution, miscarriage of justice because of the lack of legal representation fro Dietrich set a precedent about the right to limited legal aid. Through the High Court, Australia no...

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... fundamental human rights violation. The right to live. Following in this report will be the laws and regulations that have been applied to abolish this act in Australia and also some of the debates, history, effects, and opinions on this very sensitive subject. Australia, along with many countries worldwide ... , Queensland was the first state to abolish capital punishment in Australia, in 1922, followed by New South Wales in 1955, Tasmania in 1968, ACT in 1973, Northern Territory in 1973, Victoria in 1975, South Australia in 1976 and finally Western Australia in 1984. Now the worst punis...

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... and resources to the United States of America. The scheme would give the British an opportunity of re-establishing the commercial leadership of Europe. They believed that if they could act quickly they had a good chance of getting general agreement. Of course there would be difficulties and disappointments on the agricultural side, but it was common knowledge that the Six would ... contemplate. By joining closely to Europe, it could in turn weaken political and economic links to the Commonwealth. Entering into the Common Market would seriously limit governments ability to give protectio...

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... intruder to leave as they assault you and your loved ones as you look on helplessly in horror. How can any reasonable person think themselves safe without proper means of protection? A "please don't do that" does not always work. If criminals are always going to possess firearms, why shouldn't you? After looking at the facts presented here forth, take a moment and ... -gun laws prevent crime. This theory is unfounded and most certainly untrue. The fact is there are thousands of federal, state and local gun laws. In 1968, The Gun Control Act (Public Law 90-618, 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44) prohi...

• Word Count: 1389
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• Grade Level: High School