Don Harwin resigns after being caught breaking coronavirus lockdown regulations by visiting his Central Coast holiday home.
New South Wales Arts Minister Don Harwin has resigned after being caught out breaking the coronavirus lockdown regulations.He was fined $1,000 on Thursday for breaching the public health order.
"Today I have offered my resignation to the Premier as a Minister in her government," Mr Harwin said in a statement."I will not allow my circumstances to be a distraction from that work and I very much regret that my residential arrangements have become an issue during this time. "At all times I have sought to act in accordance with public health orders and I sought advice that my living arrangements complied with those orders.NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said it was appropriate Mr Harwin resigned as a minister after breaching the coronavirus public health order.
In a statement, she said her Government was asking the community to make great sacrifices and while Minister Harwin assured her he did not break the rules, the police had fined him.
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