Die Judicii wrote:As a teenager (many years ago) it was illegal to shoot or hunt on Sundays.
I just recalled this recently and was discussing it with a friend.
Don't recall hearing about this being changed or ceased, but it's not mentioned these days.
Does anyone recall the same, or know whether it is still actually law ?
JimTom wrote:Dad never let us shoot on a Sunday when we were kids however I can't find it written anywhere now.
https://ssaa.org.au/hunting/state-terri ... egulations
No1_49er wrote:JimTom wrote:Dad never let us shoot on a Sunday when we were kids however I can't find it written anywhere now.
https://ssaa.org.au/hunting/state-terri ... egulations
It is not shown as a prohibition in any of those State/Territory Reg's shown in the SSAA listing. Doesn't mean that they are not buried in some other piece of obscure legislation.
But, if they are, they need to be repealed, RIGHT NOW, given that this is supposed to be a secular country!
And to further clarify, section 116 of the Constitution reads thus: -
116 Commonwealth not to legislate in respect of religion
The Commonwealth shall not make any law for establishing any religion,
or for imposing any religious observance, or for prohibiting the free
exercise of any religion, and no religious test shall be required as a
qualification for any office or public trust under the Commonwealth.
bladeracer wrote:It probably had nothing to do with religion, was more to do with preventing shooting sports from affecting other people on Sundays.
No1_49er wrote:bladeracer wrote:It probably had nothing to do with religion, was more to do with preventing shooting sports from affecting other people on Sundays.
Why Sunday, as distinct from any other day of the week? Just curious on your thought process.
bladeracer wrote:No1_49er wrote:bladeracer wrote:It probably had nothing to do with religion, was more to do with preventing shooting sports from affecting other people on Sundays.
Why Sunday, as distinct from any other day of the week? Just curious on your thought process.
Because very few people worked on Sunday?
bladeracer wrote:No1_49er wrote:bladeracer wrote:It probably had nothing to do with religion, was more to do with preventing shooting sports from affecting other people on Sundays.
Why Sunday, as distinct from any other day of the week? Just curious on your thought process.
Because very few people worked on Sunday?
bladeracer wrote:No1_49er wrote:bladeracer wrote:It probably had nothing to do with religion, was more to do with preventing shooting sports from affecting other people on Sundays.
Why Sunday, as distinct from any other day of the week? Just curious on your thought process.
Because very few people worked on Sunday?
RoginaJack wrote:Once upon a time it was not permitted to mow lawns on Sunday and pubs were restricted to serving only travellers.
Think about that! So, we all hopped in the car, drove 40 miles to the beach, signed in to the local pub as a traveller got pissed and drove home and on gravel roads.
The local corner shop near us had a liquor licence but could only sell bottle beer and I think it was only 2 long necks per customer on a Sunday.
pomemax wrote:Yes and all shops shut at 1 PM Saturday very few corner shops were even open petrol stations shut .
Funny thing tho you could load a truck with farm produce and pull up at the side of the road and sell it most sold it by say 1 water Mellon or a bag of apples or the such like because if you had scales and they were wrong you could be booked and you had to move could not stay in one spot all the time ( that,s why Harry,s Cafe d,e wheels came about) if you stayed still you need a licence.
Pubs you had to Drive From Burwood say ST Marry / to get a drink, Ladies only in the lounge/Beer garden not the bar and they had to check you licence against a map like clubs do now for the 5k clubs you could NOT enter unless you were a member .
Plus No street lighting meant open speed limit unless signposted