...earlier, 104 were required to interpret the provision of the Australian Constitution which provided that "[t]he Commonwealth shall not make any law for establishing any religion". 105 In that case, a challenge had been brought against a range of legislation that provided financial...

...because it affronted their personal religious beliefs. Section 116 of the Australian Constitution says that ‘(t)he Commonwealth shall not make any law...any office or public trust under the Commonwealth'. Archbishop Peter Hollingworth's appointment did not offend this constitutional provision, notwithstanding...

...schools and students, and encourage diversity and innovation in schools. 17 According to section 116, ‘The Commonwealth shall not make any law for establishing...any office or public trust under the Commonwealth.' 18 Following its election in December 1975, the Liberal—National Country coalition government had...

...addresses the issue of religious rights, declaring that, "The Commonwealth shall not make any laws for establishing any religion, or for imposing any...religion, and no religious test shall be required as a qualification for any public trust under the Commonwealth." However, s 116 applies only to the federal...

...dangerous because it could lead to a violation of clause 16 of the Federal Constitution which reads: "The Commonwealth shall not make any law for establishing any religion or for opposing any religion and no religious test shall be requested as a qualification for any office or...

...is more symbolic in its meaning since it does not apply to the individual states. The clause reads: The Commonwealth shall not make any law for establishing...any office or public trust under the Commonwealth. There is an effort currently being made to develop the legal meaning of this clause by doing something...

...religious freedom is a fullblown one adapted from the United States model. It reads as follows: 116. The Commonwealth shall not make any law for establishing...any office or public trust under the Commonwealth. This strong declaration is out of character with the larger design of the Australian constitution,...

...addresses the issue of religious rights, declaring that, “The Commonwealth shall not make any laws for establishing any religion, or for imposing any...religion, and no religious test shall be required as a qualification for any public trust under the Commonwealth” However, s 116 applies only to the federal...

...Irving justified her ‘astonishment' by citing Section 116 of the Constitution. Section 116 prescribes that ‘the Commonwealth shall not make any law for...religion, and no religious test shall be required for any office or public trust under the Commonwealth'. The part that Irving found relevant is the...

...The Commonwealth shall not make any law for establishing any religion ('theestablishment clause'), or for imposing any religious observance, or for prohibiting the free exercise of any religion ('the free exercise clause'), and no religious test shall be required as a qualification for any office...