Manas Joshi reports for Wion News
The step is being taken after government lawyers conceded in court that some fines were invalid. The test case was brought by a legal advocacy group.
Redfern Legal Centre, a free legal service, launched a test case in July on behalf of three plaintiffs arguing their fines of between A$1,000 to A$3,000, were invalid because the penalty notices did not sufficiently describe the offense.
Lawyers representing the government conceded in New South Wales Supreme Court that the fines imposed on the plaintiff didn't meet legal requirements.
Shortly after, the Commissioner of Fines Administration withdrew 33,121 fines, just under half the 62,138 COVID-related fines issued. The remaining fines are unaffected by the decision.
Read the full article here (29 November 2022).
