Stupid Laws » Australia http://www.stupidlaws.com We have a huge collection of stupid, dumb, and crazy laws from the United States, individual states, and many other countries. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:28:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 A life sentence in prison is 200 years. http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-life-sentence-in-prison-is-200-years/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-life-sentence-in-prison-is-200-years/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:03:07 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=256
  • No man may seduce and corrupt an unmarried girl, or else he risks five years in prison.
  • Old women must hide their faces when in the vicinity of virgins. The penalty for disobeying this law is 5 years in prison.
  • Stealing olives before they are ripe can result in a jail sentence of up to 2 years.
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  • No man may seduce and corrupt an unmarried girl, or else he risks five years in prison.
  • Old women must hide their faces when in the vicinity of virgins. The penalty for disobeying this law is 5 years in prison.
  • Stealing olives before they are ripe can result in a jail sentence of up to 2 years.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-life-sentence-in-prison-is-200-years/feed/ 1     Bars are required to stable, water and feed the horses of their patrons. http://www.stupidlaws.com/bars-are-required-to-stable-water-and-feed-the-horses-of-their-patrons/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/bars-are-required-to-stable-water-and-feed-the-horses-of-their-patrons/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:03:49 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=259
  • A hackney carriage (taxi) driver must carry a bale of hay and a bucket to feed and water his horse.
  • Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming toward him must pull well off the road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas that blends with the countryside, and let the horses pass. If the horses appear skittish, the motorist must take his car apart, piece by piece, and hide it under the nearest bushes.
  • If one wishes to plant new sod in his or her yard in the summer months, that person may not use the city’s water to water it.
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  • A hackney carriage (taxi) driver must carry a bale of hay and a bucket to feed and water his horse.
  • Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming toward him must pull well off the road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas that blends with the countryside, and let the horses pass. If the horses appear skittish, the motorist must take his car apart, piece by piece, and hide it under the nearest bushes.
  • If one wishes to plant new sod in his or her yard in the summer months, that person may not use the city’s water to water it.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/bars-are-required-to-stable-water-and-feed-the-horses-of-their-patrons/feed/ 1     Being near or in a house that is regularly used by thieves can get you arrested. (Vagrancy Act 1966) http://www.stupidlaws.com/being-near-or-in-a-house-that-is-regularly-used-by-thieves-can-get-you-arrested/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/being-near-or-in-a-house-that-is-regularly-used-by-thieves-can-get-you-arrested/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:33:30 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=805
  • Having an article of disguise without a lawful excuse is illegal. (Vagrancy Act 1966)
  • If you can be heard by someone while singing an obscene song, you’ll be in trouble. (Summary Offences Act 1966)
  • It is illegal for chicken thieves to work during daylight hours.
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  • Having an article of disguise without a lawful excuse is illegal. (Vagrancy Act 1966)
  • If you can be heard by someone while singing an obscene song, you’ll be in trouble. (Summary Offences Act 1966)
  • It is illegal for chicken thieves to work during daylight hours.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/being-near-or-in-a-house-that-is-regularly-used-by-thieves-can-get-you-arrested/feed/ 0     Children may not purchase cigarettes, condoms or alcohol, but they may use them. (Not all at once surely!!) http://www.stupidlaws.com/children-may-not-purchase-cigarettes-condoms-or-alcohol-but-they-may-use-them/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/children-may-not-purchase-cigarettes-condoms-or-alcohol-but-they-may-use-them/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:04:15 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=261
  • A license is required to purchase a television set.
  • Children may smoke, but they may not purchase cigarettes.
  • Cigarettes are illegal at all public places.
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  • A license is required to purchase a television set.
  • Children may smoke, but they may not purchase cigarettes.
  • Cigarettes are illegal at all public places.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/children-may-not-purchase-cigarettes-condoms-or-alcohol-but-they-may-use-them/feed/ 5     Gold Coast: It is illegal for a woman to wear a bikini which uses more than 6 square inches of material. http://www.stupidlaws.com/gold-coast-it-is-illegal-for-a-woman-to-wear-a-bikini-which-uses-more-than-6-square-inches-of-material/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/gold-coast-it-is-illegal-for-a-woman-to-wear-a-bikini-which-uses-more-than-6-square-inches-of-material/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:04:44 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=263
  • A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting. This old law specifically prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking “at a woman in that way.” A second conviction for a crime of this magnitude calls for the violating male to be forced to wear a “pair of horse-blinders” wherever and whenever he goes outside for a stroll.
  • Hotel sheets must be exactly 99 inches long and 81 inches wide.
  • Hotel sheets must be exactly 99 inches long and 81 inches wide.
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  • A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting. This old law specifically prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking “at a woman in that way.” A second conviction for a crime of this magnitude calls for the violating male to be forced to wear a “pair of horse-blinders” wherever and whenever he goes outside for a stroll.
  • Hotel sheets must be exactly 99 inches long and 81 inches wide.
  • Hotel sheets must be exactly 99 inches long and 81 inches wide.
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  • Being near or in a house that is regularly used by thieves can get you arrested. (Vagrancy Act 1966)
  • Condoms were considered an obsene article and had to hidden behind the pharmacist’s counter.
  • If you can be heard by someone while singing an obscene song, you’ll be in trouble. (Summary Offences Act 1966)
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  • Being near or in a house that is regularly used by thieves can get you arrested. (Vagrancy Act 1966)
  • Condoms were considered an obsene article and had to hidden behind the pharmacist’s counter.
  • If you can be heard by someone while singing an obscene song, you’ll be in trouble. (Summary Offences Act 1966)
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/having-an-article-of-disguise-without-a-lawful-excuse-is-illegal/feed/ 0     If you are to advertise a reward for the finding of a certain lost object, you must state no questions will be asked. (Crimes Act 1958) http://www.stupidlaws.com/if-you-are-to-advertise-a-reward-for-the-finding-of-a-certain-lost-object-you-must-state-no-questions-will-be-asked/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/if-you-are-to-advertise-a-reward-for-the-finding-of-a-certain-lost-object-you-must-state-no-questions-will-be-asked/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:34:13 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=811
  • “Crimes against nature” are prohibited.
  • If a person finds a lost child they can claim the child as their own is a parent does not turn up within 2 hours.
  • The “Peer Review Statute” prohibits you from finding out details of any written or oral discussion about your medical treatment. Not even a court of law can. All you can access is what the doctor or nurse voluntarily records in your chart.
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  • “Crimes against nature” are prohibited.
  • If a person finds a lost child they can claim the child as their own is a parent does not turn up within 2 hours.
  • The “Peer Review Statute” prohibits you from finding out details of any written or oral discussion about your medical treatment. Not even a court of law can. All you can access is what the doctor or nurse voluntarily records in your chart.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/if-you-are-to-advertise-a-reward-for-the-finding-of-a-certain-lost-object-you-must-state-no-questions-will-be-asked/feed/ 0     If you can be heard by someone while singing an obscene song, you’ll be in trouble. (Summary Offences Act 1966) http://www.stupidlaws.com/if-you-can-be-heard-by-someone-while-singing-an-obscene-song-youll-be-in-trouble/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/if-you-can-be-heard-by-someone-while-singing-an-obscene-song-youll-be-in-trouble/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:34:00 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=809
  • Being near or in a house that is regularly used by thieves can get you arrested. (Vagrancy Act 1966)
  • It is illegal to communicate with a woman using obscene messages.
  • Its an offence to drive a dog or goat harnessed or attached to a vehicle in a public place. (Summary Offences Act 1966)
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  • Being near or in a house that is regularly used by thieves can get you arrested. (Vagrancy Act 1966)
  • It is illegal to communicate with a woman using obscene messages.
  • Its an offence to drive a dog or goat harnessed or attached to a vehicle in a public place. (Summary Offences Act 1966)
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/if-you-can-be-heard-by-someone-while-singing-an-obscene-song-youll-be-in-trouble/feed/ 0     It is against the law to ask any person if their father was a criminal. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-against-the-law-to-ask-any-person-if-their-father-was-a-criminal/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-against-the-law-to-ask-any-person-if-their-father-was-a-criminal/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:06:33 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=275
  • A boy may only court a girl after obtaining written permission from her father.
  • A girl must avert her eyes from her father when she speaks to him.
  • A girl must have written permission from her father before she can wear a mini skirt that is more than 4 inch above her knee.
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  • A boy may only court a girl after obtaining written permission from her father.
  • A girl must avert her eyes from her father when she speaks to him.
  • A girl must have written permission from her father before she can wear a mini skirt that is more than 4 inch above her knee.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-against-the-law-to-ask-any-person-if-their-father-was-a-criminal/feed/ 0     It is against the law to throw a bag containing both cats and dogs into Parramatta River. But it is okay to throw a bag of cats or a bag of dogs. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-against-the-law-to-throw-a-bag-containing-both-cats-and-dogs-into-parramatta-river/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-against-the-law-to-throw-a-bag-containing-both-cats-and-dogs-into-parramatta-river/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:06:53 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=277
  • Cats and dogs are not allowed to have sex without a permit.
  • Cats may not run loose without having been fit with a taillight.
  • In an animal shelter, lizards and snakes are treated under the same guidelines as cats and dogs.
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  • Cats and dogs are not allowed to have sex without a permit.
  • Cats may not run loose without having been fit with a taillight.
  • In an animal shelter, lizards and snakes are treated under the same guidelines as cats and dogs.
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