Burqa law introduced in WA parliament

This is interesting,new law,must be all these "Boat People" causing a rucus already,free house,free benefits but "stuff your laws"!

Heres the story!

A new law that would require Muslim women to remove a burqa or niqab to prove their identity to West Australian police has been introduced to the state's parliament.

The legislation was drafted in specific response to public outcry about the case of burqa-wearing mother-of-seven Carnita Matthews, who had a conviction of knowingly making a false statement quashed.

Ms Matthews was originally given a six-month jail sentence after being found guilty of falsely accusing a senior constable of forcibly trying to remove her burqa when she was pulled over while driving in Woodbine in Sydney's southwest in June 2010.

She was later acquitted on appeal after the prosecution could not prove she was the woman who signed the statement while wearing the garment.

As part of WA's Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Amendment Bill, the law will require "a person to remove headwear or do other things to facilitate the officer being able to confirm a person's identity".

Officers will also get explicit powers to detain a person while they comply.

It will apply to an item of clothing, hat, helmet, mask, sunglasses or "any other thing worn by a person that totally or partially covers the person's head".

The WA parliament will be told the law was in direct response to the NSW case.

"Having regard to that case, the government has taken action to ensure that similar injustices do not occur in Western Australia," Attorney-General Michael Mischin said.

"The amendments provide a explicit power ... where the subject person refuses to remove an obstruction that is preventing the officer from being able to identify the person's face."

 

King Billy,Your roving WA news correspondent

4 comments

Good,hope it wakes em up here in NSW,

One fair rule for all!

 

Snake.

Should be mandatory in all states imo, it's only common sense, my neighbour can't walk into a bank here wearing his bike helmet and hoodies must be lowered too!

Imagine Akkers and his girlfriend Pete,they have to remove their Gay Mardi Gras Masks,bugger that,would ruin their makeup,Akkers must use that sheilas waterproof stuff,nothing worse than runny mascara on a bloke! lol

Maggs,

I agree.  No cultural practice should be priviledged above the law.   This is PC gone mad.

Sheilas which century are you in . Ladies do I hear a reprimand . 

Oh sorry,depends which is the bloke! lol ,maybe thats where Jaguar comes in,lol and Akkers mutt,that would be funny to see,three Stoogess masquerading as men with mutt! lol haha.

This is what Akkers looks like without his Burkha! lol haha

Put ya facemask back on Akkers,you will scare me kids! lol lol

actually looks more like that drag queen in a skirt and tights riding that horse on your avatar

with a bit luck KB you will banned instead of a wee smack and 'go stand in the dunces corner' for 5 days. After that enroll in an anger management course. Then grow up.

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