National Human Rights Consultation Submission 

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Name: Andrew Ferguson 

Submission Text: 

A charter or other instrument of so called human rights would
 
not be good for Australia for the following reasons:
 

 
It transfers law-making powers from democratically elected parliament to an
 
unaccountable judiciary
 

 
It delivers increased power to vested interest groups who have failed to
 
win their case for change with voters
 

 
It puts at risk important freedoms Christians take for granted by putting
 
them on a level playing field with other “rights”
 

 
It turns rights into a tool for conflict through rights assertion
 

 
Supporters of a bill/charter of rights have not successfully demonstrated
 
the need for a comprehensive legislative document enshrining human rights
 
in Australian law
 

 
It fails its stated objective of protecting the vulnerable in society 

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