Traveller is busted breaking coronavirus quarantine by going on a shopping spree after returning home from Bali
- The 65-year-old was told to isolate after flying into Sydney from Bali on March 22
- Ten days later she went shopping at seven stores in a shopping centre in Grafton
- Police gave the woman a $1,000 fine for breaching the Public Health Act 2010
- NSW Police have given 98 fines and 8 court attendance notices since March 17
A woman has been fined for ignoring coronavirus self-isolation protocols to shop at seven stores after returning home from Bali.
The 65-year-old flew into Sydney from Indonesia on March 22 and was told to self-isolate to prevent the spread of the deadly disease.
All returning travellers must self-isolate for 14 days, with more than two thirds of Australian coronavirus patients contracting the virus from an overseas source.
The woman was spotted ten days later on April 1 at a shopping centre in Grafton, northern NSW, and was stopped in her car by police two hours later.
A woman was fined $1,000 after ignoring self-isolation protocols and going shopping in Grafton. Pictured: a policeman stops a car at the NSW and QLD border on Friday
NSW Police have given 98 fines and 8 court attendance notices since March 17 for breaching the Public Health Act in relation to coronavirus restrictions. Pictured: Police speak with a woman at Bondi Beach on Saturday
The woman told police she had shopped in seven stores that day, including a supermarket, despite her self-isolation order.
Police ordered the woman to return home and issued her with a $1,000 fine.
NSW Police have handed 98 fines and 8 court attendance notices since March 17 for breaching the Public Health Act in relation to coronavirus restrictions.
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They include four women who were found in a car near bushland in North Nowra at 2.15am on Sunday.
The group had attended a party nearby and three of them were laying in the back of the car.
They each received a $1,000 fine.
An officer chats with a driver at the NSW and QLD border on Friday. Anyone who is not a Queensland resident or does not have a border pass can not enter the state
A 32-year-old male and 31-year-old female were given a warning by police to return home in South Kempsey at 11am on Sunday, before being spotted again in a vehicle nearly three hours later.
The man told police they were 'bored' and both were given $1,000 fines.
New South Wales has been the state most affected by the coronavirus and has implemented strict social distancing measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.
The Public Health Act states that residents may not gather in groups over two people and can only leave their homes for one of 16 essential reasons.
These allowable excuses include exercise, medical appointments, providing care and attending school or work.
In the 24 hours to 8am on Monday, Victoria Police issued 108 fines.
In Queensland, police fined 139 people last week, including 19 people at a car rally.
One man who was enjoying a kebab on a park bench in Newcastle was slapped with a $1,000 fine last week.
Police stopped a car in Quakers Hill around midday on Saturday and issued a $1,000 fine after speaking with the two people in the front seat.
The driver was employed delivering food but the 33-year-old passenger was fined after admitting she was only there because she was 'bored' at home.
Officers also pulled over a car in Bankstown in Sydney's western suburbs on Friday night and spoke to a 20-year-old driver and her 21-year-old passenger.
The pair were unable to provide a valid reason for driving around and the passenger was issued with a fine when she gave false identification and became argumentative.
NSW Police officers have also issued fines to residents who were out drinking and socialising.
A 37-year-old Newtown man was threatened with a Penalty Infringement Notice on Friday night after police warned him against socialising with four other adults on Federation Road.
The man was given a $1,000 fine two hours later after he was stopped again on King Street.
On Saturday night police officers responded to noise complaints from a caravan park in Tenterfield, in northern NSW.
Officers found five people gathered for a barbecue and issued two fines and three warnings.
Meanwhile, four men in their 20s were handed fines after they were found drinking and having a barbecue at the Lillie Pilli Baths, in Sydney's south, on Sunday night.
