No ban on burqas, hijabs and niqabs for

Australian employers

GEOFF CHAMBERS AND DANIEL MEERS

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 12:00AM

MUSLIM women wearing burqas and niqabs can have their driving
licence photographs taken after hours and are not restricted from
entering public sector work.
The Daily Telegraph can reveal some of Australias biggest employers
impose no restrictions on women wearing hijabs, niqabs and burqas to
work unless it affects their safety.
This is despite promotion by rogue Palmer United senator Jacqui Lambie of
a private members bill to ban burqas in public places.
OUR REPORTERS DAY UNDER THE MUSLIM VEIL
A Roads and Maritime Services spokesman told The Daily Telegraph
headwear such as turbans and headscarves could be worn when taking
a licence photo. The requirement for a licence photo is that the
individuals face must be seen, he said.
In cases where a woman also wears a veil, they can request to have the
photo taken by a female staff member outside normal office hours.
RMS workers like all government workers are not restricted from
working the burqa, hijab or niqab in the workplace.
An Australia Post spokeswoman said their employees could wear the headto-toe niqab or burqa. Our workplace truly reflects the rich diversity of
the Australian communities we serve every day, she said.
A Telstra spokesman said the company had no specific dress code policy
across its various departments.
Ms Lambie yesterday said specific garments are an unacceptable and
unnecessary public security risk.
We shouldnt be afraid of offending the politically correct or the
extremists, Ms Lambie said.

Under the proposed Bill, burqas could only be worn at home or at places
of worship. Ms Lambie denied the bill was racist.