Enhancing Australian democracy with a federal charter of rights and responsibilities

A speech delivered to the Australian Institute of Administrative Law (Victorian Chapter) on 20 November 2008 by The Hon Kevin Bell, Justice, Supreme Court of Victoria, President, Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

In this speech Justice Bell concludes that it can be strongly argued the the Victorian Charter of Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 has significantly enhanced Victorian democracy and that it can be just as strongly be argued that Australian democracy would equally be enhanced with a federal charter.  Read the full speech: