Police issued two men fines of $1000 each after breaching a public health order at Batehaven on Wednesday, April 1.
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At about 4pm, a police spokesperson said the two men were seen sitting together drinking alcohol at Caseys Beach Reserve.
"When officers spoke with the pair, it's alleged they became abusive and claimed they were exercising," the spokesperson said.
One of the men, aged 41, was charged with an unrelated offence and issued an infringement notice in relation to breaching a Public Health Order.
"The other 44-year-old man was issued an infringement notice, searched and moved on from the area," the spokesperson said.
To read more about the public health orders in place, visit the NSW Government website.
NSW Police issued the following penalty infringement notices in relation to alleged breaches of the Public Health Act:
On Wednesday, April 1, a 21-year-old man ignored two warnings to be fined $1000 for failing to comply with Ministerial directions under the Public Health Act. Newcastle City Police found the man for the third time that day, eating a kebab on a bench on Market Street.
Just before 6pm, on April 1, police attended a single vehicle crash on Union Road, Lavington. The car's only occupant - a 51-year-old man - was not injured, but allegedly told police he had left his home in order to visit his drug dealer. The man was arrested and taken to hospital for blood and urine testing. Checks revealed he was disqualified from driving. He was issued with a court attendance notice for driving whilst disqualified (2nd+ offence) and given an infringement notice for contravening a Public Health Order.
In Artarmon, on April 1, Sydney's lower north shore, police saw two men standing together on the Princes Highway just after midnight. Police said neither satisfied the requirements stipulated by the Public Health Order. The men - aged 19 and 24 - were searched, issued with infringement notices and moved on.
On April 1, a 34-year-old female driver at Moree was stopped for a roadside breath test and was unable to provide a reasonable excuse for leaving her home in Coonamble and was issued with a penalty infringement notice.
In Coonamble, at 1.30am, April 1, police stopped a car of five people and gave them a verbal warning about social distancing, public gatherings and non-essential travel. It was alleged at 8.45am the same morning, one of the occupants of the vehicle - a 21-year-old woman - was spotted by officers walking around Coonamble without a legitimate excuse. She was issued with an infringement notice.
At about 3.15am, April 1, officers from Orana Mid-Western Police District fined a 23-year-old. The man was given a warning by police the previous evening, before being caught leaving his home a second time without a reasonable excuse.
At about 9.15am on March 20, a 28-year-old man arrived in Australia from New Zealand, with two travel companions and was informed of his obligations to enter a 14-day self-isolation period in his home due to COVID-19. About 10.30am, on Wednesday, April 1, Riverina police attended the man's registered address in Gundagai to conduct a welfare and compliance check. The man was not home and was later stopped by police driving his vehicle on Sheridan Street. For failing to self-quarantine, the man was issued with a penalty infringement notice.
A man and a woman were fined on Wednesday, April 1, after police patrolling Scott Street, Muswellbrook, spotted the pair sitting in a car. Following inquiries, police found neither the 32-year-old woman or the 27-year-old man had a reasonable excuse not to be at home.
Lake Macquarie police attended a remedial massage business in Cardiff, at about 4pm on Wednesday, April 1, following information it was continuing to operate. Police observed several customers enter and leave the premises. The operator, a 57-year-old woman, was spoken to and issued a $5,000 fine.