Police Media Centre
22 August 2021, 4:26 AM
While the vast majority of the community for doing the right thing under Alert Level 4 restrictions Police have had to deal with a few incidents over the weekend.
Since Alert Level 4 came into place, Police have charged 23 people with a total of 27 offences nationwide as at 5pm yesterday.
These arrests are primarily the result of protest activity.
Of the 27 charges filed, 14 are for Failing to Comply with Order (COVID-19), 11 for Failure to Comply with Direction/Prohibition/Restriction and 2 for Health Act Breaches.
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In the same time period, 65 people were issued with formal warnings.
22 of the formal warnings were for Failing to Comply with Order (COVID-19), 16 for Failure to Comply with Direction/Prohibition/Restriction and 27 for Health Act Breaches.
Supermarkets as well as COVID testing and vaccination sites remain high demand locations for reassurance patrols.
Police have received a total of 4487 105-online breach notifications. 2550 were about a gathering, 1542 were about a business, and 395 were about a person.
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In addition to the 105 Online Breach Reports, a total of 3611 Covid-19 related calls were made to the 105-phone line.
The majority (71%) of calls were requests for information, and 29% were to report perceived Covid-19 breaches.
From 19 August 2021, Police began issuing infringements for COVID-19 related breaches.
As at 5pm on 21 August 2021, Police have issued 174 infringements nationwide.
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This is an increase of 104 infringements from the previous day.
The breakdown of these total offences is as follows:
· Person failed to remain at current home / residence – 146
· Person failed to comply with applicable physical distancing rule – 13
· Person failed to wear a face covering on premises – 9
· Person failed to wear a face covering on public transport – 2
· Obstruct/Hinder Medical Officer of Health or Person Assisting Med Officer - 4
Overall, Police are encouraged to see how well people are behaving across the country but there is a small number of people who are continuing to flout the rules.
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Here are a few examples of issues from the across country Police have dealt with since Friday:
Police have a low tolerance for deliberate breaches of the rules and will act quickly to enforcement if required.
With the Delta strain of COVID19 being more serious than what we have previously seen, Police advise it is incredibly important that people follow the rules to keep ourselves, our loved ones and the wider community safe.
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