By: Mark Pearson, MLC Parliament of New South Wales. Following the precedent set by India which granted personhood to the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers and New Zealand with the Whanganui River, a bill introduced in NSW Parliament by Mark Pearson, establishes the river as a ‘legal person’ with rights that can be enforced by guardians […]
Like Ganga and Yamuna, Australian rivers should be given rights of a legal person
September 22, 2021 by HCASJ ·
Filed Under: Environment, Interfaith, News Australia, Rituals · Tagged: Mark Pearson, Person-hood for rivers, Rivers