Australian Border Force and Victoria Police conducting random Visa checks on the streets

[ManWithNoName]

I'd say it was the protests on the ground that really did it.

And where do you think they came from??

 

[The Sultan]

do they have the power to ask for ID without reasonable suspicion?

 

[spinynorman]

Not that bad to be totally fair.
Surely you don't want acts of terrorism happening here.

No, that bad. Enjoy sucking up the rhetoric as your rights are stripped away.

 

[Norwood1878]

do they have the power to ask for ID without reasonable suspicion?

Yep.

 

[Ice-Wolf]

They are just doing random visa and car checks because there are a lot of people who are working and living illegally in the country.

They're not allowed to do random id/visa checks, they have to have a valid reason to request your id, papers ect.

 

[MaddAdam]

And where do you think they came from??

Yep, fair point. No way people could have been mobilised so quickly without social media.

 

[Ice-Wolf]

Lol at Andrews statement just now.

He's basically saying he rolled Abbott.

With good reason.

LOL, it almost like he planned it.

 

[TheFreshBanana]

Damn that was a quick protest.

 

[Ice-Wolf]

Yep.

nope.

 

[cats2rise]

Not that bad to be totally fair.
Surely you don't want acts of terrorism happening here.

What do 'acts of terrorism' have to do with random visa checks?

 

[MaddAdam]

LOL, it almost like he planned it.

More like he's just got the hang of playing Abbott on the break.

 

[Gough]

All the while the PM is doing his Cecil Rhodes impersonations in the Cape.

 

[Ice-Wolf]

More like he's just got the hang of playing Abbott on the break.

I'd say he let Abbott have the rope to hang himself with.

 

[peppy la pew]

If you head over to china you must have a visa to enter the country.

Only China ?

 

[peppy la pew]

There is possibly about 1,000 people in jobs right now and in housing right now that shouldn't be in the country.

Only 1000, where did you pluck that figure from

 

[ManWithNoName]

Only China ?

Only China. Duh.

 

[Maggie5]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-28/hennessy-good-on-melbourne-for-standing-up-to-the-abf/6732998

A paramilitary operation against visa fraud in the Melbourne CBD would have been a massive overreach. At least Melbourne sent the message that it wouldn't put up with it, writes JR Hennessy.

Pretty much sums it up for mine.

 

[Elroo]

do they have the power to ask for ID without reasonable suspicion?

No.

 

[Norwood1878]

nope.

Being that it was a JOINT OPERATION with VICPOL they absolutely could stop anyone and ask for ID.

 

[ManWithNoName]

No.

Victoria Police do though. So do PSO's.

 

[peppy la pew]

Only China. Duh.

It's the sooz effect

 

[Norwood1878]

No.

That's why it was Joint Operation with VicPol to circumvent the lack of the Immigration dept powers.

 

[Elroo]

Tony Abbott Hung out to dry by the Vic Government

 

[Ice-Wolf]

Being that it was a JOINT OPERATION with VICPOL they absolutely could stop anyone and ask for ID.

VICPOL can't either PTV Authorised Officers and PSO's can in relation to public transport infringement but that is restricted to Public Transport Users, they can't just accost people randomly on the street and ask for ID.

 

[Kynge of Begrem]

Seriously, what the hell was this?