Constitution

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Effective 29 May 2024.
CHAPTER II
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS & LIBERTIES

The People are entitled to the following fundamental rights and liberties, subject to regulation of law:

(a) The right to liberty;

(b) The right to due process of law;

(c) The right to freedom of expression, which includes:

(i) The right to freedom of thought,

(ii) The right to freedom of speech,

(iii) The right to freedom of religion,

(iv) The right to freedom of association,

(v) The right to peacefully assemble, and

(vi) The right to petition;

(d) The right to own property;

(e) The right to personal autonomy and bodily integrity; and

(f) Those other rights and liberties for which the State may provide.

These fundamental rights and liberties are to be considered equally across all persons in equal circumstances.

Any intrusion on these rights and liberties by the State on the basis of race, ethnicity or ethnic origin, sex or gender, religion or belief, or any other grounds whatever is not permitted.