The COVID-19 border closure to India: Would an Australian Human Rights Act have made a difference?
| Autor: | Bruce Chen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
Sociology and Political Science Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Human rights Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) media_common.quotation_subject Biosecurity Act 2015 (Cth) COVID-19 Article National Human Rights Act Political science Law Closure (psychology) border closure to India media_common Commonwealth government |
| Zdroj: | Alternative Law Journal |
| ISSN: | 2398-9084 1037-969X |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1037969x211040618 |
| Popis: | In late April 2021, the Commonwealth government determined to prohibit overseas travellers who had been in India from returning to Australia, subjecting them to heavy penalties for breach. This measure was controversial and unprecedented in Australia’s response to COVID-19, drawing sharp criticism for breaching human rights. This article analyses the human rights issues arising under the Health Minister’s determination, and the ensuing Federal Court case of Newman v Minister for Health and Aged Care. Against the backdrop of a renewed push for a national Human Rights Act, it finds that a national Human Rights Act could have made a difference. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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