stevo

Firstly, I am not into Ozzie bashing and I am not a paranoid lunatic.

I am just interested to know what the situation is regarding protecting yourself and your property in Australia.
You hear in England about people catching chav burglars and giving them a clip round the ear with various consequences ensuing legally.
You hear about people having shotguns in America, waiting (hoping?) that a burglar will come their way so they can blow them to bits.
So whats the score in Australia?

The reason I ask is that I have seen many properties advertised with "24 hr security in the complex", which makes me think it may be necessary in some areas. I may live out in the sticks on my own in Australia without the backup of my mates or the so-called security (which I expect comes at a price).

Regards,
Shotgun steve.

Centurion

http://www.courts.qld.gov.au/practic...n_chap083a.htm

Reasonable force in a word. Providing it doesnt amount to grevious bodily harm.

So no blowing people up with a shotgun.

The reality is that Australia is a very safe country. Whereas the percentage of the US population which owns a gun is really quite frightening. Especially since they are, afterall, american

Lord Pom Percy

Most burglaries happen when the owners are away, most burglars break into peoples houses with the intention of stealing property not hurting occupants and run off if they see someone, but of course thats not always the case. They say your allowed to use reasonable force whatever that is.
In OZ is seems most of these home invasion cases where the householder or burglar is shot or injured involve drugs, where the householder is a drug dealer and the burglar breaks in to steal the drugs off him.

knifey_spoony

The snakes and spiders will have killed them by the time they leave the garden.

The Bloke

So what now mantraps can be set. Oh I forgot, there have been cases of burgulars tripping over hoses, garden implements etc injuring themselves and successfully suing the homeowner. Yes, it does happen. The same as a drunk who stumbled out of a Bayside club, got hit by a taxi and successfully sued the both the driver and the club, or the guy who got drunk at a bbq, climbed up on a 6ft fence and fell headfirst into a canal and became a quadraplegic. He sued and was successful
PS the Gov't changed the law after that little incident.

thebears

Solution

Apply suitable force then administer first aid (with chain saw).