澳警方:必要时可要求民众摘下面纱

While civil liberty groups worry that the police are being given powers they don’t need, many Islamic organizations in Australia support the changes as long as officers treat Muslim women with sensitivity.

公民自由团体担心，警察被授予太多他们不需要的权力，而澳大利亚许多伊斯兰组织认为，只要警员小心对待伊斯兰妇女，他们支持这项改变。

Jamila Hussain, who teaches a course in Sharia law at the University of Technology in Sydney, says the new laws should not offend the Muslim community.

贾米拉.候赛因在悉尼科技大学教伊斯兰教法。她说，新法应该不会冒犯穆斯林社群。

“If you live outside an Islamic country, then you have to obey the law of the land. And if the law of the land says that you need to remove your face veil for identification, then you should do so. And you really have no excuse for not doing so,” said Hussain.

她说：“如果你生活在伊斯兰国家以外的地方，你就必须遵守当地法律。如果当地法律说你必须脱掉面纱来辨识身份，那你就应该要这样做。你真的没有借口不这样做。”

In New South Wales, anyone who refuses to remove their face covering will face fines of up to $6,000 or a year in prison.

在新南威尔斯州，任何人如果拒绝摘下遮住脸的面纱，将会面临最高6000元的罚款或一年监禁。

The Western Australian state government is considering introducing similar legislation.

西澳大利亚州政府目前也在考虑提议通过类似的法律。