A 70-year-old man from Sydney’s Northern Beaches man has been issued a Penalty Infringement Notice (PIN) by police on the state’s South Coast after allegedly breaching COVID-19 regulations.
Police say that at around 3.30pm yesterday, the man attended a leisure centre in Ulladulla and, after signing in with his Avalon address, staff raised concerns with management.
“The man was asked to leave the centre, which he did, and the alleged breach was reported to officers from South Coast Police District,” NSW Police said in a statement.
Their inquiries revealed that the man had travelled from his Northern Beaches residence to a home at Narrawallee, last Thursday and had failed to self-isolate from midnight on Sunday, December 20, as per current public health orders.
“Following further inquiries, the Avalon man was issued a $1000 PIN for fail to comply with noticed direction in relation to s7/8/9 – COVID-19,” Police said.
“Police are reminding the public that any residents of the Northern Beaches Local Government Area who left the area on or since Thursday 10 December 2020, must comply with the same restrictions that apply to the Northern Beaches, regardless of their current location.”
Information for residents is available at: https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/what-you-can-and-cant-do-under-rules/northern-beaches.
