Man fined for breach

ANOTHER person has been fined for breaching quarantine rules, despite only having two days left in isolation.

The man, 50, was supposed to be in quarantine in Eaton, however when a compliance team visited his property they found he had breached the rules.

The man returned from NSW by plane on March 30.

The man was issued with an infringement penalty of $1099 and referred to Environmental Health officers to conduct a further risk assessment to determine if contact tracing was required. Police have now issued nine infringement notices for failing to abide by the Chief Health Officer Directions issued under section 56 of the Public and Environmental Health Act 2011.

NT Police, Public and Environmental Health officers and the Australian Defence Force continue to undertake quarantine compliance checks to ensure people are completing their 14 days of quarantine.

Physical distance monitoring and enforcing the public gathering limit of 10 persons also continues. Territorians are strongly advised to observe the two-person limit where possible. Almost 4000 compliance checks have now been completed, with 18 fines issued.

Health Minister Natasha Fyles slammed those caught breaching quarantine and selfisolation rules.

“You are putting our community at risk and it is just not worth it,” Ms Fyles said.

“The Police Commissioner is making sure that those people stay in the forced quarantine and we know he will act on anything that needs to be done.

“Our police are out there doing the checks and visiting people. They will catch you.”