The Protection of Rights in Australia (Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen)
Relevant to Unit 2, AOS 3 & Unit 4 AOS 1 of the Victorian Legal Studies Study Design 2024 and onwards. This is a summary of the context and case of Koowarta, who made a claim on the basis of section 109, invalidity between Commonwealth and State Law, where the question was asked: Does the Federal Government have the right to legislate the Anti-Discrimination Act?
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