You were so lucky to get such intelligent police officers.

I have to totally agree with Lexi on that one.
Many Police are mere cops & they charge at anything that contravenes what's written in their instructions without actually thinking "hey, that doesn't make sense, better think about if I really should abide by some idiotic rule or should I make an intelligent judgement".
Like the bloke who was charged with speeding but his speedo showed the correct speed even after he let the cop drive his car accordingly. He had new tyres fitted which had a slightly larger diameter thus making the car go 3km/h faster than what the speedo indicated. Had that been an intelligent Police Officer instead of a mere cop he would have been told to keep his speed down by so many k's but no, the cop charged him.
Or the Magistrate who told a police officer she didn't ask for compensation because the 17 year old who stole the car & wrecked it for fun "wouldn't have the means to pay".

we lack the will to put a few drop kicks behind bars.
Belly's words above ring only too true. Because the Law has made it so simple & easy for drop kicks they now actually sit on the bar instead of behind.

I read a post called 'pretend laws' It seems it's expediant for crazy, hazy, lazy officialdom to make up signs and laws that have never been officially sancioned through authorised bodies to ratify them. In other words, they can't be enforced because they're not legal. They figure us lemmings will take any official looking sign as gospel without searching state, local legislative papers on line to see when these laws were ratified.

I wrote:

>> I noted a number of campervans that were clearly staying put for the night <<

Onthebeach, you replied:

<< They were legally parked. That is all you observed. >>

No, you can tell late in the day whether people are staying put for the night, if you read all the signals.

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<< Conjugality >>

Hehehe. I knew you’d like that one, Pericles!

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<< You were so lucky to get such intelligent police officers. >>

Come on Lexi and Indi, there is no such thing, is there?!

If the police were inclined to show a heavy hand in my instance, then Shelly Beach would not have a reputation as a free campsite and not me nor the various other people staying there that night would have been there.

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<< I read a post called 'pretend laws'… >>

Yes, I wonder how much of this sort of thing is going on, pepper. We really don’t know when we see a sign whether it has legal standing or not, even if it has ‘By order of the council executive officer’ or something similar on it.

The whole legal caboodle is a mess. It could be tightened up so easily in so many different ways…. and most of the grey areas, misunderstandings and fines for doing things that you had no idea were illegal could be eliminated… if only there was the political will.

That doesn't let you completely off the hook, Ludwig.

>><< Conjugality >> Hehehe. I knew you’d like that one, Pericles!<<

If you keep going south, you'll hit Sydney, where I'll be happy to buy you a coffee, if you can stand the immense crowds, the permanent smog and the mind-blowing prices.

Can't guarantee you a camping spot, though.

the mind-blowing prices.
Pericles,
You should go to a remote community in Australia's North to get the real definition of high prices. How about $2.95/ltr petrol or diesel ? $7 for a doz eggs, $6 a loaf of bread, $5 a 1.25 ltr soft drink, $25 a water melon etc.
The Law makers totally dismiss the monopoly of freight & passenger companies i.e. they deliberately prevent competition for services.