Two Tasmanian women who returned from Queensland are handed fines, with police being tipped off that one went shopping and the other attended a 'family gathering' in breach of quarantine rules.
Two Tasmanian women who returned from Queensland have been fined almost $800 each, with police being tipped off that one went shopping and the other attended a "family gathering" in breach of quarantine rules.
"Information was reported to police who investigated and later spoke to the woman and issued the fine." Neither woman had been in a high-risk premises while in Queensland, and as such, the risk to others in the wider Tasmanian community is low, police said.five people — including four tourists from Queensland — received cautions after ignoring quarantine instructions in TasmaniaInspector John Toohey said Tasmania Police would "continue to conduct both targeted and random checks of those subject to the order".
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