Section 117 of the Constitution of Australia
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Section 117 of the Constitution of Australia
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Section 117 of the Constitution of Australia provides protection against discrimination on the basis of state of residence. Historically, section 117 had been read down by the High Court so as to be devoid of any real meaning. For example, in 1904 it was found that discrimination in favour of people who are "residents of and domiciled in Western Australia" was permissible, as the Constitution only prohibited discrimination on the basis of a person's state of residence, not their state of domicil
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_117_of_the_Constitution_of_Australia
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2015-07-05T10:22:39Z
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2024-09-09T03:41:52Z
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