The Place of Religion in Australian Sociolegal Interaction

Babie, Paul

doi:10.1057/9781137551382.0010

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“…Thus, the direct banning of halal or kosher slaughter practice would likely breach s116 of the Constitution. Religious slaughter is therefore accommodated by the provision of legal protections for non-standard slaughter methods which occur as part of religious practice [42]. There are also significant economic benefits gained from the halal-certified food market, with spending in the Australian domestic market valued at AUD 1.7 billion annually (2019 data).…”

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A Review of Legal Regulation of Religious Slaughter in Australia: Failure to Regulate or a Regulatory Fail?

Loyer

Whittaker

Buddle

et al. 2020

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While religious slaughter is not a new practice in Australia, it has recently attracted public concern regarding questions of animal welfare following unfavourable media coverage. However, the details of religious slaughter practices, including related animal welfare provisions, appear to be poorly understood by the Australian public, and no existing literature concisely synthesises current regulations, practices, and issues. This paper addresses this gap by examining the processes associated with various types of religious slaughter and associated animal welfare issues, by reviewing the relevant legislation and examining public views, while highlighting areas for further research, particularly in Australia. The paper finds shortcomings in relation to transparency and understanding of current practices and regulation and suggests a need for more clear and consistent legislative provisions, as well as increased independence from industry in the setting of the standards, enforcement and administration of religious slaughter. A starting point for legal reform would be the relocation of important provisions pertaining to religious slaughter from delegated codes to the responsible act or regulation, ensuring proper parliamentary oversight. In addition, more active public engagement must occur, particularly with regard to what constitutes legal practices and animal welfare standards in the Australian context to overcome ongoing conflict between those who oppose religious slaughter and the Muslim and Jewish communities.

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A Review of Legal Regulation of Religious Slaughter in Australia: Failure to Regulate or a Regulatory Fail?

Loyer

Whittaker

Buddle

et al. 2020

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“…This article is also a response to calls to examine the impact of the law in the lived everyday practices of people (Babie, 2015; Fokas, 2019). This study focuses on Victoria, and particularly Greater Melbourne.…”

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“…While anti-discrimination legislation is common across all Australian states and territories (and at the federal level), the Victorian Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001 is unusual (Gelber, 2011) in providing greater protections and avenues for legal redress. With Babie’s (2015) call for a more sociological approach in mind, we focus on how this legislation impacts the practices and experiences of religious people.…”

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Religious diversity, legislation, and Christian privilege

Ezzy¹,

Banham

Beaman

2021

Journal of Sociology

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This article examines the role of legal frameworks and everyday interaction in the negotiation of religious diversity in Victoria, Australia. We argue that both formal legal frameworks and everyday interactions are significant in encouraging the respectful negotiation of religious difference. Experiences of historical privilege and visibility impact how religious people and groups experience and understand these processes. Or, put another way, the social position of various faith groups in Australian society shapes how people engage with both legal frameworks such as anti-discrimination legislation, and with other people in everyday interaction. Further, people’s everyday interactions shape their responses towards legal frameworks. Anti-discrimination and anti-vilification laws also shape everyday interactions through an effect that can be described as the ‘shadow of the law’, in which legal decisions communicate information about normative expectations that particular forms of behaviour are acceptable or unacceptable.

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The Place of Religion in Australian Sociolegal Interaction

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A Review of Legal Regulation of Religious Slaughter in Australia: Failure to Regulate or a Regulatory Fail?

A Review of Legal Regulation of Religious Slaughter in Australia: Failure to Regulate or a Regulatory Fail?

Religious diversity, legislation, and Christian privilege

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