Stupid Australian Laws
October 8th, 2006 | Published under Humour | 20 Comments
A life sentence is 25 years.
Children may not purchase cigarettes, but they may smoke them.
You may never leave your car keys in an unattended vehicle.
It is illegal to roam the streets wearing black clothes, felt shoes and black shoe polish on your face as these items are the tools of a cat burgular.
It is illegal to walk on the right hand side of a footpath.
Under Australian Communications Authority (ACA) regulations, a modem can’t pick up on the first ring.
Bars are required to stable, water and feed the horses of their patrons.
The legal age for straight sex is 16, unless the person is in the care/custody of the older person, in which case it is 18.
Only licensed electricians may change a light bulb.
It is illegal to wear hot pink pants after midday Sunday.
You must have a neck to knee swimsuit in order to swim at Brighton Beach.
Until the Port Arthur Killings it was legal to own an AK-47 but illegal to be gay.
Lawmakers are proposing a new law that will not allow anyone to come closer than 100 meters from a dead whale’s carcass.
It is illegal to drive straight into your driveway, you’re meant to reverse in and drive out straight.
20 Comments
lauren on December 1st, 2008
these laws have gotta b fixd
Arielle on April 5th, 2009
Well… I get the one about whale carcasses…. I suppose they don’t want people eating them… haha. I dissagree with walking on the righthand side of the road…. it is actually safer…. because you can see the cars coming… and get out of the way. 
Brooke on April 16th, 2009
I’m Aussie and I can tell you that half of these I haven’t heard of!!!
mcnuggets on September 5th, 2009
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Luke on September 5th, 2009
More, from elsewhere in the world.
James on October 17th, 2009
Its only recently come into light that bars have to serve water for free… but been law for a long time they have to serve you free milk.
A police officer must cover you while pissing on a car tire, if you need to go.
chloe on October 18th, 2009
get your facts right! im an aussie too and half of these laws are ancient and/or made up.
Luke on October 19th, 2009
I am Aussie, just cos I wrote the post doesn’t mean I’m not.
Thanks Chloe… since you’re a law/history expert can you fill us in on the correct laws or history of them?
pinkoranges on October 26th, 2009
oranges are pink … thats another law in australia xD
Joe on November 18th, 2009
Well, I’m an Aussie. I have heard of a few of these…The lightbulb one, the sex one, the cigarrettes one, the life sentence, the one about horses and bars, the hot pink pants one, the Brighton Beach one and of course the one about reversing into your driveway.
None of these however, have I ever seen enforced.
=)
Sonjae on November 19th, 2009
I actually know about the smoking law. You’re legal to smoke at 13 but aren’t allowed to buy them until you’re 18.
Sweet Gypsy on January 6th, 2010
The whale one….it’s just so that the government or someone authorized can go in and get the precious ambergris etc without civilians getting it first.
niks on January 10th, 2010
1st true.
2nd true.
3rd pretty sure isn’t true.
4th true (got into trouble for it).
5th true but police dont inforce it.
6th pretty sure isn’t true.
7th true.
8th true.
9th not sure.
10th false.
11th not sure.
12th true, but only for a short period of time before they changed it.
13th true.
14th not sure.
Molly on January 22nd, 2010
I’m proud to be Australian after reading this.
lollerman on April 24th, 2010
Can you link to these laws? Id be interested to find out more!
Luke on April 24th, 2010
Check out the source here – http://www.aku-sempoi.com/2009/07/laws-around-world.html
james on April 24th, 2010
In western australia, it is illegal for a barmaid to crush a can of beer between her breasts. One unfortunate lass was fined $1000
Kutiel on August 12th, 2010
Brilliant! So so funny – totally made my day!
(no name) on October 16th, 2006