Open AccessScetion 116 of the Australian Constitution and Dress Restrictions
Author(s) -
Anthony Gray
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
deakin law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1835-9264
pISSN - 1321-3660
DOI - 10.21153/dlr2011vol16no2art105
Subject(s) - parliament , constitution , law , state (computer science) , government (linguistics) , publishing , political science , project commissioning , constitutional law , philosophy , politics , computer science , linguistics , algorithm
This article considers constitutional arguments that would arise if a government at either federal or state level decided to ban dress often identified as having religious connotations. This is not a far-fetched scenario, with at least one current Member of Parliament calling for such a ban, and bans operating in some overseas jurisdictions. It concludes that there would be serious constitutional doubt about such a law.