VICTORIAN police have the power to demand that Muslim women remove face veils, the State Government has ruled.
And anyone who refuses to show their face can be arrested, a review of the Crimes Act has found.
The Herald Sun revealed in July that the Baillieu Government was seeking legal advice following a move in NSW to introduce special laws which meant people refusing to remove a burqa at police request faced up to a year in jail.
Police Minister Peter Ryan sought advice on the state of the current law from the Victoria Police and Department of Justice - finding police are already empowered to issue the order. [Herald Sun] Read more
