ࡱ> {}z%` Ybjbj"x"x <$@@K TTTTTTTTZ]Z]Z]8] ]TM]]]]]___̖ΖΖΖΖΖΖ$hyhT c__ c cTT]]Hddd c^T]T]̖d c̖dd@TT]] 0pk'Z]~cv̒8̖0Mc|p\TL_,`d`a___pd|___M c c c cTTTD\dTTT\TTTTTTTTT Churches of Christ in South Australia and the Northern Territory Freedom of Religion and Belief in the 21st Century This submission is made on behalf of the Churches of Christ in South Australia and the Northern Territory. We are a community of churches who seek to be bringers of hope, justice and renewal by living lives as followers of Jesus Christ. In our response to the Freedom of Religion and Belief in the 21st Century, we note that human rights, as detailed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) are Indivisible and the impact of state law upon the human rights of individuals and communities reflects that indivisibility. This indivisibility of our rights simply reflects the holistic nature of our humanity. Being in this nature, we also note that restrictions on the exercise of each right may be required to ensure that each freedom can be duly exercised by each person. Freedom of Religion and Belief within a National Charter of Rights As human rights are indivisible, the protection of one right would be best achieved through a holistic approach to the protection of all human rights as detailed in the UDHR. For example, the right to freedom of religion and belief, whilst still vital, might lack meaningful expression if its holder does not have access to clean water, or a safe living environment. At present, Section 116 of the Commonwealth Constitution does not adequately protect freedom of religion and belief in Australia. Whilst it suitably restricts the power of the Commonwealth to legislate in relation to religion, it does not so restrict the States who are, as has been noted elsewhere, able to so legislate and have done so. Any Religious Freedom Act would need to take into account this reality. The power of the States to so legislate should likewise restricted. The Churches of Christ in South Australia and the Northern Territory notes with general approval the recommendations of the 1998 Report Article 18: Freedom of Religion and Belief. We do however share, with respect, the concerns of the Anglican Church of Australia, General Synod in their submission to this report regarding Recommendation 4.1.2. We further note with approval the suggested process by which this reform is to be undertaken - being through the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General. If successful, this process could act as a model to, at the least, bring uniform anti-discrimination laws into Australia as a precursor to a National Charter of Rights. That such agreement between the States could be achieved has been shown through the adoption across state jurisdictions of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code. A National Charter of Rights would best protect the freedom of religion and belief in Australia as it would place it within its rightful home within the family of rights as found in the UDHR. We affirm the right of free political engagement regardless of religion and belief. Placing the freedom of religion and belief within its rightful framework of a Charter of Rights would be beneficial as: - New legislation could be measured against it during parliamentary debates (as per the Victorian and Australian Capital Territory Acts); and - It could bring human rights issues such as the freedom of religion and belief into political policy and mainstream discourse. Impact of law upon faith based communities The impact of the law upon faith based communities reflects the indivisibility of human rights. Arguably, the law will, among other things, adversely impact people groups that are disengaged from the rest of the society in which they live. Such disengagement could be due to holding a particular religious belief, but could also be financial, cultural or educational. In determining whether a particular law or practice appeared to discriminate against a religion or belief it would be necessary to ascertain why the law appeared to do so. For example - does the law discriminate against a community because of that communitys religious belief or because that community has a high incidence of poverty. Both situations require rectification however each situation requires a different response. The law will continue to adversely impact such communities unless the correct response to this can be found and acted upon. For and on behalf of Churches of Christ in South Australia and the Northern Territory. 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