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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2004 Week 02 Hansard (Tuesday, 2 March 2004) . . Page.. 597 ..

27E Right  to education

(1) Everyone has the right to education.

Example

the right to education directed to the full development of the human personality and the sense of its dignity

(2) Parents or other legal guardians of children have the right to choose schooling for their children that ensure their children’s religious and moral education is consistent with their own convictions.

(3) However, the right to choose schooling under subsection (2) is limited to the right to choose schooling that complies with any minimum educational standard of schooling required by law.

27F Right  to work

(1) Everyone has the right to have work, including a right to the opportunity to gain a living by work freely chosen or accepted by the person.

(2) Everyone has the right to the enjoyment of just and favourable conditions of work.

Examples

a right to paid maternity leave

special protection of young people in the workforce

27G Right  of self-determination

All peoples have the right of self-determination.

Example

People may freely decide their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.

Division 3.3 Limits on human rights 

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Clause 34 heading

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34 Notice to Attorney-General and commissioner 

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Clause 34 (2) and (3)

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(2) The Supreme Court must not make the declaration unless the court is satisfied that—

(a) notice of the issue has been given to the Attorney-General and the human rights commissioner; and

(b) a reasonable time has passed since the giving of the notice for the Attorney-General and commissioner to decide whether to intervene in the proceeding.

(3) For subsection (2), the Supreme Court may direct a party to give notice of the issue to the Attorney-General and human rights commissioner.

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