Four men who travelled from Sydney to Queensland on a superyacht in breach of COVID-19 travel restrictions, have each been fined $1,000 by NSW Police on top of $16,000 worth of fines handed down by Queensland authorities yesterday.
Police have been told two Victorian men, aged 44 and 58, and two Queensland men, aged 53 and 55, boarded a superyacht vessel and travelled from a yacht club at Pittwater NSW on Monday 5 July, to a marina at the Gold Coast, Queensland, arriving on Wednesday 7 July 2021, in breach of the Public Health Order, NSW Police said in a statement this afternoon.
It’s understood they had travelled to the Sunshine State from locked down Sydney to watch the rugby test match between Australia and France last week.
“Upon arrival, the men were directed by Queensland Police to be placed in hotel quarantine and were dealt with by Queensland authorities.”
“Following further inquiries, officers from Marine Area Command issued each of the men with Penalty Infringement Notices (PINs) for travel from metropolitan Sydney area to place in NSW outside area – individual,” Police said.
They had earlier each been fined $4,000 for giving misleading information in their Queensland declaration passes.
