Want to use a laser pointer? Morris Iemma wants to legislate it as a criminal offence with a possible 14 year sentence.
If this doesn't depress you...not much will. I'm seriously thinking it's time to become an ex-pat
Australians are seemingly too apathetic (or possibly stupid) to care anymore.
This is what can happen if you use a laser pointer without a permit.....
Police can exercise any of these powers:
· Direct a person not to enter and prevent a person from entering;
· Direct a person to leave or remove a person who fails to comply with such a direction;
· Prevent a person from removing evidence or interfering with the crime scene, and for that purpose detain and search the person;
· Prevent a person from removing evidence or interfering with the crime scene;
· Remove obstructions from the scene.
· Perform any necessary investigation, including searches and inspections;
· Conduct examinations or processes;
· Open any thing that is locked;
· Take electricity gas or other utilities;
· Take photographs and conduct searches;
· Seize things that may be evidence of the commission of an offence;
· Dig up anything;
· Remove walls, ceilings, floors or panels of vehicles; and
· Perform any other function reasonably necessary.
A declaration of a crime scene could result in the complete abrogation of all the personal and property rights of anyone connected with a property declared by any police officer to be a crime scene. On suspicion, a police officer could, and inevitably will, use the section to create a crime scene rather than apply for a search warrant.
The Nazi's could not have done better...
(I pulled/paraphrased these notes by
Andrew Haesler SC, NSW Deputy Senior Public Defender)
P.S. Yes, all this for the possibility of shining a bright light in someones eyes! That are nucking futs!