New South Wales police issued nearly 600 infringement notices to people flouting tough new health orders on the first day of a three-week crackdown designed to get the state’s escalating Covid crisis under control. “Yesterday we issued 579 infringement notices which is disappointing. Thirty-four people received court attendant notices,” he told the Nine Network on Tuesday. Photograph: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty ImagesTougher noncompliance fines of up to $5,000 are in place with people in greater Sydney confined to within 5km of their homes. Police commissioner Mick Fuller warned that officers have been told to adopt “a no-nonsense approach” to people deliberately flouting laws.

Source: The Guardian August 17, 2021 03:11 UTC