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NT COVID-19 infringement notices – Darwin 11 January
In two separate incidents, a 32-year-old man from Cairns and a 61-year-old man from Brisbane, both entered into the Northern Territory via plane on 9 January 2021.
Police received information that the two people had lied about their whereabouts and conducted investigations. It was identified that they had in fact been in a declare hotspot before arriving into Territory.
The pair were each issued with an infringement penalty of $5,056 and taken to Howard Springs Quarantine Facility. Both men are of low-risk to the community and are being tested for COVID-19.
Incident Controller Acting Commander Sachin Sharma said, “It is selfish behaviour of the two individuals who think they are above the rules.
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COVID-19 – Infringement notices in Darwin 10 January
Northern Territory Police have issued two people with infringement notices for failing to declare they had recently been in a COVID-19 hotspot.
In two separate incidents, a 32-year-old man from Cairns and a 61-year-old man from Brisbane, both entered into the Northern Territory via plane on 9 January 2021.
Police received information that the two people had lied about their whereabouts and conducted investigations, which identified that they had in fact been in a declare hotspot before arriving into Territory.
The pair were each issued with an infringement penalty of $5,056 and taken to Howard Springs Quarantine Facility. Both men are of low-risk to the community and are being tested for COVID-19.
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COVID-19 – Infringement notice – Howard Springs
Northern Territory Police have issued an infringement notice to a 33-year-old woman for leaving the Howard Springs Quarantine Facility.
The woman arrived in the Northern Territory on Saturday 2 January 2021, from the Greater Sydney region.
At around 5:25pm yesterday, the Joint Emergency Service Communication Centre received a call from a man staying in the facility, stating a woman was attempting to scale the fence.
Police located the woman approximately 200 metres from the facility in the vicinity of Howard Springs Road and Whitewood Road. She was taken back to the facility without incident.
Incident Controller Acting Commander Sachin Sharma said, “This is a rare occurrence and the measures in place have proved successful. We are comfortable with the current security arrangements in place.