This is definitely a step in the right direction.

It seems likely, though, that they’ll end up with something like the ‘Super PACs’ (Political Action Committees) they use as a workaround in the US.

Nice to be noticed! Thanks for moderating ♥️

I hope they never stop using that picture of the time this idiot turned up wearing the shop uniform. Him and his PR advisors should never live it down 😆

Well you can ask them if it’s fully remote forever, and then don’t sign a contract unless it also states that.

You can just search for ‘fully remote’ on the job ad sites: https://www.seek.com.au/fully-remote-jobs

… but you can guarantee other Instatockers who want their five minutes of fame will be out there collecting whatever they can get their selfish mitts on …

Yeah, but hopefully this has at least made people aware of the law now, enough that this kind of thing will get people reported quickly.

I worry, though, that people might keep an animal secretly until it’s non-rehabitable, at which point they figure they can get away with doing the same thing these people have done.

I don’t know if it’s possible under the law, but swift seizure of the proceeds of crime would go a long way. Probably most people aren’t going to want to go to the hassle of getting licensed, so at least they will be black-and-white in the wrong and it’s doesn’t have to be investigated in detail whether they’re making profit.

I imagine (I’m not a lawyer) that it might be hard to delineate what exactly is commercial gain from the animal, and what is commercial gain from ‘expertise’ or ‘life experience’ of the keeper.

I’ll be interested to see where the book deal goes from here. I expect proceeds will be given to wildlife causes (upkeep of the bird is fair enough), and I’m hoping there will be a HEFTY chapter towards the end about how you should not do what they did.

There’s specific exemptions in these laws for clubs. I’m not a lawyer, but from what I’ve read, I think if they were to do the paperwork to set up the room as a women-only club somehow, they’d be in the clear.

I had assumed they were introduced specifically for home delivery because they are the same height as the crates. Are you saying they’re using these in-store?

Well, probably the most overt feature is the rhoticity - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhoticity_in_English