THE latest Covid breaches in the region occurred in Swan Hill and Tooleybuc, with an illegal gathering and people trying to enter into Victoria without a permit.
On Saturday August 21, police were called to two addresses in Swan Hill in relation to reported breaches of Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton’s directions.
“At one home police found a gathering of six people, three of which will receive penalty notices,” Leading Senior Constable Tania Peters said.
“At another home police found a large gathering, where nine penalty notices will be issued to people found at this address for failing to comply with the CHO’s directions.”
Lead-Snr-Const Peters said on Sunday August 15 police also handed out infringement notices to two Queenslanders at the Tooleybuc border checkpoint.
Lead-Snr-Const Peters said a 29-year-old man and a 17-year-old man did not have permits to enter Victoria.
Police can issue fines under Operation Sentinel, a taskforce established in March last year to enforce containment measures put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Victoria Police can issue on-the-spot fines of up to $1817 for adults and up to $10,904 for businesses for refusing or failing to comply with emergency directions, a public health risk power direction, or public health directions to provide information.
A $5452 fine can be issued to anyone found breaching gatherings directions in the home or outside, or for anyone who breaches the requirement to isolate or quarantine under a direction from the Victorian Department of Health.
Fines of up to $21,808 for individuals and $109,044 for corporations are possible through the court system.
People not wearing a mask without an exemption can be fined $200.
