Victorian businesses face new $1,652 on-the-spot fine for ignoring QR code rules
May 14, 2021
Victorian businesses found deliberately violating the state’s COVID-19 check in rules will face a new $1,652 on-the-spot fine, and a potential $9,913 fine for repeated breaches.
The announcement of the fine comes two weeks before the Victorian government will require all businesses to use its Service Victoria app instead of third-party check-in apps such as MrYum and CovidPass from May 28.
The fine is a response to a compliance blitz the state government undertook over three weeks in April.
During the blitz, compliance officers visited more than 4,000 hospitality and retail businesses, checking whether they complied with COVIDSafe rules.