We shouldn’t have to go through this all the time....but here we are.
The laws are dogshit. The police tend to look the other way at handies etc......but if they get a public complaint or have been tasked with investigating, they have to follow up. Coming on here here helps iF and its a big IF the shop complained against has info handy. Saves sending an obvious undercover cop to the shop.
Police, if the complaint is of sufficient force, will visit premises, check visa paperwork and talk to management. If evidence can be obtained or walks into their lap with an idiot punter talking to them after leaving shop, criminal charges can and have been laid.
The court throws a $500 fine after the sob stories are told to the court. Management get a $2000 or less fine and told to behave. Shops have been shut and mls deported if they are unlucky, are idiots or place their shop too close to a school, childcare centre or wowser. Crackdowns can and do happen from time to time. When that happens the stupid here shit themselves and say they are only seeing privates from now on.