《澳大利亚宪法》第117条的目的本是阻止对州外居民实行歧视,但因澳大利亚联邦高等法院长期采用限制性的解释方法,使该条没有发挥良好的作用。直到20世纪80年代末,澳大利亚联邦高等法院的态度才发生变化,其对《澳大利亚宪法》第117条采用了广义的和实质性的解释方法,使之有利于保护人权,从而遏制了以住所为基础的歧视。澳大利亚的经验与教训可以给我国有效控制和阻止地方歧视提供有益的启示。 Article 117 of the Australian Constitution, which aimed at preventing discrimination against residents outside the State, did not play a good part by the long-standing restrictive interpretation adopted by the High Court of Australia. It was not until the late 1980s that the attitude of the High Court of the Commonwealth of Australia changed. It adopted a broad and substantive interpretation of article 117 of the Australian Constitution, which favored the protection of human rights, Basic discrimination. Australia’s experience and lessons can provide useful enlightenments for our country to effectively control and prevent local discrimination.