Police around the country issued fines for breaching coronavirus rules over Easter, but overall people followed the rules and stayed home.
Police in Victoria issued 183 fines in the 24 hours until 11:00pm on Good Friday, the highest number of infringements since the state's stage three restrictions came into force.
A police spokeswoman said examples of breaches included six outlaw motorcycle gang members gathered in cars on Flinders Street overnight, eight people having a party in St Kilda and"playing loud music", and a number of overseas tourists having a party at a short-stay property in Cowes, south-east of Melbourne.
Under Victoria's shutdown laws, police can issue on-the-spot fines of $1,652 for individuals and $9,913 for businesses. Those found to be breaching the restrictions can also face criminal penalties.Queensland Police handed out more than $660,000 worth of infringement fines to people contravening coronavirus measures.
He said fewer than 10 per cent of the 496 penalty infringements handed down were for people breaching quarantine.In South Australia, Premier Steven Marshall gave a"grateful thanks" to the community for staying away from the usual tourist hot spots over Easter. "So I say a grateful thanks to the people of South Australia for making sure that we can slow the spread of this disease."
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