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It is against the law to ask any person if their father was a criminal.

Touching electrified wires that cause instant death is a $200 fine.

Gold Coast: It is illegal for a woman to wear a bikini which uses more than 6 square inches of material.

It is illegal to dress up as Batman or Robin.

It is illegal to force a kangaroo to drink more than 6 bottles of beer.

Minors may smoke but not buy cigars.

No man under 4 ft 8 inches tall is allowed to surf on Klondike Beach (due to the size of the waves.)

Only licensed electricians may change a light bulb. The fine for abusing this law is $10.

Children may not purchase cigarettes, condoms or alcohol, but they may use them. (Not all at once surely!!)

Having an article of disguise without a lawful excuse is illegal. (Vagrancy Act 1966)

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)

If you can be heard by someone while singing an obscene song, you’ll be in trouble. (Summary Offences Act 1966)

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.

It is illegal to “seed or nucleate clouds by artificial means from a manned aircraft” to make it rain. (Rain making Control Act 1966)

It is illegal to read someone’s tarot, or give them a psychic reading as these are forms of witchcraft (Repealed, 2005)

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 burglar.

It is illegal to walk on the right hand side of a footpath.

It is illegal to wear sexy pink pants after midday on a Sunday.

Its an offense to drive a dog or goat harnessed or attached to a vehicle in a public place. (Summary Offences Act 1966)

People may not come within 100 meters of a dead whale carcass.

Taxi cabs are required to carry a bale of hay in the trunk.

The legal age for straight sex is 16, unless the person is in the care of the older person, in which case it is 18.

Bars are required to stable, water and feed the horses of their patrons.

Being near or in a house that is regularly used by thieves can get you arrested. (Vagrancy Act 1966)

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