NSW Police have handed out a staggering amount of penalty infringement notices in a massive statewide coronavirus crackdown ahead of Easter. COVID19
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One of those charged included NSW Minister for the Arts Don Harwin, who left his home in Elizabeth Bay and relocated to his holiday house in Pearl Beach on the NSW central coast. Police went to his holiday home and fined him and he’s since returned to Sydney, according to NSW Police.Police also fined a group who were driving in South Tamworth after pulling the driver over for a breath test on Wednesday night.
The female driver, 17, and her two male passengers, 21 and 30, “were unable to provide a reasonable excuse for not being home”, according to NSW Police. Police later found the men had previously been fined for not complying with social distancing directions, and both were given their second $1000 PINs. The female driver was given a caution.
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