Jess Hyland and Stephen Gibb report for Daily Mail Australia
Half of the fines issued to kids were for failing to comply with a direction under the public health act, according to data released by Redfern Legal Centre. That infringement carries a penalty of $5000.
The other half were fined for not wearing or carrying a face mask.
Redfern Legal Centre senior police accountability solicitor, Samantha Lee, said WDOs are 'unsuitable' for children.
'Children should be going to school not working off fines debt,' she said.
'Close to 4000 fines were issued to children by NSW Police during the pandemic. This is a damning statistic, especially when you consider that the number of warnings issued to children under the Young Offenders Act was around half the number of actual fines given out.'
Read the full article: Almost 4,000 CHILDREN were hit with Covid fines of up to $5,000 - and now hundreds are WORKING OFF their debt to the state (Daily Mail Australia, 25 July 2022)
