Australia unveils a tougher burqa law

[Banana]

CANBERRA: Muslim women in Australia's most populous state will have to remove veils to have their signatures officially witnessed under the latest laws giving New South Wales officials the authority to look under religious face coverings.

State attorney general Greg Smith said in a statement on Monday that beginning April 30, officials such as justices of the peace and lawyers who witness statutory declarations or affidavits without making identity checks will be fined 220 Australian dollars ($236).

"If a person is wearing a face covering, an authorized witness should politely and respectfully ask them to show their face," Smith said.

The government on Monday began an information campaign to ensure the public and officials were aware of the new penalties.

The laws are a response to a court case last year in which a Sydney woman was convicted of falsely claiming that a traffic policeman had attempted to remove her veil.

A judge overturned the conviction because the official who witnessed the false claim did not look under the veil of the person who made it, so the judge was not certain that the defendant was responsible.

Australian state unveils a tougher burqa law - The Times of India

 

[sexy gun]

Their country their laws

 

[untitled]

Their country their laws

Appears reasonable to me

 

[Developereo]

Nothing 'tough' about it, it's just common sense. The whole point of a statutory declaration is to say I wrote this statement. How can you verify unless you confirm the person's identity?

 

[third eye]

Appears reasonable to me

So does it to me.

Legally correct too.

 

[WARRANT]

great law... make it universal.. no more bin bags..

 

[untitled]

great law... make it universal.. no more bin bags..

Hate to disappoint you but the law does not ban the Burka

 

[Invincible INDIAN]

Let female security to check them up, should not be any issue!

Fair enough.

 

[shree835]

Let female security to check them up, should not be any issue!

Fair enough.

Not enough ...A close circuit camera cannot trace that.

 

[randaam janmam]

If they are calling it a "tough law" on burkhas, how does it work in muslim countries? Can they sign sensitive documents or validate ids without showing their face to anyone? Wouldn't a veiled woman in pakistan also have to show her face when signing an affidavit or a statuatory declaration or showing an id card? Can someone throw light on this?

 

[xdrive]

Nothing 'tough' about it, it's just common sense. The whole point of a statutory declaration is to say I wrote this statement. How can you verify unless you confirm the person's identity?

Exactly. Unfortunately, there is people who think such a law and request is wrong, that's why the media thinks its a big issue to report.

Hate to disappoint you but the law does not ban the Burka

Correct. It just requires people to take it off for a small period to establish the identity of the person whilst signing legal docuements.

All of this stemmed from a muslim lady wearing a burqa claiming she didn't sign something when she did, but it couldn't be proved because they couldn't see her face.

 

[Kompromat]

Nothing 'tough' about it, it's just common sense. The whole point of a statutory declaration is to say I wrote this statement. How can you verify unless you confirm the person's identity?

....and there is always female staff available to do so no issues here.

 

[Hack-Hook]

well to be honest the only sure way to make it impossible for people to deny what
they signed is to get their finger print .
I can't see any use in looking at the face if the person a clever lawyer can toss all
that in garbage in minutes if the proof is only looking at the face and just signing.