I was talking about the people who dug in their heels when confronted WITH FACTS, and was not Australian, as I specifically said. The specific person whom I was thinking of when I posted that comment has since removed her comment, but there were numerous people posting the same.
as an aside, recently a man brought his niece from Jamaica to Canada for a family visit. Air Canada did not check for any documents en route to Canada but they would not allow him to board with her to RETURN to Jamaica. Neither country has any laws requiring documentation but the Canadian government’s website “strongly recommend that Canadian children carry a consent letter”. Jamaica doesn’t even have that. They were able to travel to Canada but not return. Basically, it’s just best people have the documents and not fuss about what is or is not technically “required”. I think people should simply see this post as a warning to be prepared.
that’s always the way they word things in laws. If they say you should do something and you don’t, you may face consequences…such as not being able to travel.