Freedom of religion and belief
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
ã Commonwealth of Australia 1998.
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Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
July 1998
The Hon Daryl Williams AM QC MP Attorney-General Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600
Dear Attorney I present Article 18, the report of the inquiry into freedom of religion and belief in Australia.
Yours sincerely
Chris Sidoti Human Rights Commissioner
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Level 8 Piccadilly Tower 133 Castlereagh Street Sydney NSW 2000 GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 1042
Abbreviations
CEDAW CERD Commission CROC ICCPR ILO 111 Religion Declaration Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women 1979 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 1969 Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966 International Labour Organisation Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention 1958 Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of