Police can ensure compliance with directions particularly around self-isolation, mass gathering, borders, non-essential business activity and private residence gatherings and now officers can issue infringement notices in appropriate circumstances.

Under the direction, homeowners or persons in control of a residence must not allow more than ten people to be present at the residence at any one time (unless they all live there) and to take reasonable steps to encourage occupants of and visitors to practise social distancing as much as possible.

Officers will consider the circumstances and context of each incident and apply a decision-making model prior to issuing any notice.

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If a person does not comply with quarantine directions, penalties of up to $13,345 for individuals and $66,672.50 for corporations may apply.

Officers can also issue on the spot fines of $1334.50 for individuals and $6,672.50 for corporations which fail to abide by the health directions.

Detectives from Taskforce Sierra Linnet have conducted seventy-one compliance visitations relating to self-quarantine notices with no breaches detected over the last two days. These compliance checks will continue around the clock to ensure members of the community abide by those notices.

Police will continue to conduct compliance checks to ensure non-essential businesses are adhering to closure directions and social distancing. Over three thousand compliance visitations have occurred with non-essential businesses with no breaches detected.

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