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Rh The textual pointers against the Centre’s argument to the effect that section 9(1) should be interpreted so as to carry virtually the whole burden of securing equality, have been crisply identified in Ackermann J’s judgment. There are, I believe, additional considerations supporting a structured focus on non-discrimination as the heart of implementable equality guarantees: institutional aptness, functional effectiveness, technical discipline, historical congruency, compatibility with international practice and conceptual sensitivity.

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