Further to the updates sent over the weekend, NSW Police have issued five individuals with Penalty Infringement Notices (PINs) for not complying with Public Health Orders.
- Just before midnight on Friday (4 September 2020), officers from Bankstown Police Area Command were conducting proactive compliance checks when they attended the home of a 22-year-old man that had been instructed to self-isolate for 14 days. Police will allege the man was not self-isolating when they visited and was subsequently issued a $1000 PIN.
- About 8.20am on Saturday (5 September 2020), officers from Murray River Police District stopped a taxi at a border checkpoint in South Albury and spoke with the passengers, a 23-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman. They presented permits to police, and subsequent checks revealed they were not valid for the reasons they provided. The pair were escorted back to Victoria; however, a short time later they returned to the checkpoint and claimed they obtained the correct permits, which they had not. They were each issued $1000 PINs for give false details on request – COVID-19.
- About 11.30pm on Saturday, officers from Murray River Police District stopped a Toyota Corolla with Victorian registration that was travelling through Deniliquin. The driver, a 34-year-old woman, presented police with a permit, which subsequent checks revealed she was allegedly in breach of. She was issued a $1000 PIN for fail to comply with notice direction in relation to s 7/8/9 and instructed to return to Victoria.
- A 36-year-old man was issued a $1000 PIN on Saturday for failing to comply with a noticed direction after allegedly exiting NSW and attempting to re-enter at several border crossing checkpoints.
Police continue to appeal to the community to report suspected breaches of any ministerial direction or behaviour which may impact on the health and safety of the community.
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