UNITED NATIONS E Distr. GENERAL Economic and Social Council E/CN.4/1998/6/Add.1 4 September 1997 ENGLISH Original: ENGLISH/FRENCH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-fourth session Item 18 of the provisional agenda IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECLARATION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF INTOLERANCE AND OF DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RELIGION OR BELIEF Report submitted by Mr. Abdelfattah Amor, Special Rapporteur, in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolution 1996/23 Addendum Visit to Australia CONTENTS Paragraphs Introduction I. II. III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 1 - 6 2 TOLERANCE AND NON-DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RELIGION OR BELIEF IN THE AUSTRALIAN LEGAL SYSTEM . . . . . . 7 - 25 2 A. The Australian Constitution . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 14 3 B. Federal laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 - 19 4 C. State and Territory laws 20 - 25 5 TOLERANCE AND NON-DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RELIGION OR BELIEF IN AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY . . . . . . . . . . 26 - 102 6 A. Situation of religions and beliefs . . . . . . 27 - 34 6 B. Situation of religious minorities . . . . . . . 35 - 75 9 C. Situation of the Aboriginals CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS GE.97-14019 (E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 - 102 16 . . . . . . . . . . 103 - 127 21