Right to an Environment of a Particular Quality

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THE RIGHT TO AN ENVIRONMENT OF A PARTICULAR QUALITY

• Citizens and residents of Australia may not be disadvantaged by an deleterious effect on the quality of their environment which may prevent their enjoyment of other rights such as the right to life; the right to water; the right to adequate food and the right to health

• People outside Australia have a special case for seeking asylum and refuge in Australia on the basis of adverse ecological impact within their own nation.

• The precautionary approach shall be widely applied by Australian governments and corporations. Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent ecological degradation.