The validity of COVID-19 fines issued across NSW will be called into question in a court case that has the potential to invalidate millions of dollars worth of penalty notices issued during the state’s lockdowns | gmitch_news
The validity of COVID-19 fines issued across NSW will be called into question in a court case that has the potential to invalidate millions of dollars worth of penalty notices issued during the state’s lockdowns.
Samantha Lee, senior police accountability solicitor at the Redfern Legal Centre – who is representing the three plaintiffs – said it’s “a big case”. Rohan Pank, 30, was sitting on a hill in Sydney Park with his girlfriend on the afternoon of August 7, 2021 when the pair were approached by four police officers who said they would be issued fines because they were not actively exercising.He later received a $1000 fine in the mail for “Fail to comply with noticed direction in relation to section 7/8/9 - COVID-19”, despite the state government clarifying that sitting in a park was a permissible form of outdoor recreation.
He said he has been issued with an enforcement order and is now facing having his driver’s licence cancelled, his wages garnished, or his possessions repossessed.The majority of fines were issued in August and September 2021, meaning they are now up to the enforcement stage. They were closely followed by Liverpool, with 1,238 fines attracting penalties of $1,123,080, and Blacktown, with 798 fines worth $729,700.
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