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Which document did Barton help to shape through his judicial interpretation at the High Court?

  • The Bill of Rights

  • The Magna Carta

  • The Pacific Islanders Protection Act

  • The Constitution of Australia

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The Constitution of Australia is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure and functions of the Australian government. It was shaped, in part, through the judicial interpretations of Edmund Barton, who served as the first Prime Minister of Australia and later as a Justice of the High Court of Australia.
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