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New South Wales’ Pandemic Fines Shed Light on Policing Problems

The NSW government’s “law and order” response to the COVID-19 pandemic led to significant fines on those least able to pay up.

15 December 2022

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Legal Centres Call For All Fines To Be Cancelled, Existing Fines Regime To Be Reviewed

The NSW Government’s ‘law and order’ response to the pandemic created significant fines debt and damaged community-police relations in some of the most disadvantaged parts of the state, according to a new UNSW Law School report.

13 December 2022

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RLC in the media

Shocking toll of the Covid fine fiasco: How a single mum of two couldn't get her driver's licence back and was left with a criminal record - just because she was 'busted' buying fish and chips

Single mother couldn't get her driver's licence back after fine was left unpaid.

8 December 2022

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More than 33,000 Covid fines withdrawn in NSW after adverse court ruling

Court victory by Redfern Legal Centre prompts government to cancel half of all fines issued for breaching pandemic restrictions.

8 December 2022

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More than 33,000 COVID fines withdrawn after government concedes they are invalid

A key plank of the NSW government’s COVID-19 response has been torpedoed, with half of the fines issued under emergency orders to be cancelled and demands for the state to rescind the other half.

8 December 2022

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VIDEO: 'A win for the people of NSW' after COVID fines cancelled

Solicitor Samantha Lee says the NSW government's decision to withdraw COVID fines leaves a door open for other fines to be challenged.

8 December 2022

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More than 33,000 COVID-19 fines withdrawn in NSW after legal challenge

More than half of the COVID-19 fines issued in New South Wales during the pandemic will be withdrawn after a court battle between a Sydney legal centre and the state government.

8 December 2022

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New South Wales government cancels more than half its COVID-19 fines — this is what it means for you

Tens of thousands of people who were in debt to the New South Wales government for breaching COVID-19 health orders are off the hook.

8 December 2022

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New South Wales scraps tens of thousands of Covid fines

More than 33,000 Covid fines will be withdrawn or refunded in Australia's most populous state after a court deemed them invalid.

8 December 2022

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Australia to withdraw or refund tens of thousands of COVID fines

Australia's largest state will withdraw or refund tens of thousands of fines issued during the COVID pandemic after government lawyers conceded on Tuesday that some fines were invalid in a test case brought by a legal advocacy group.

7 December 2022

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New South Wales’ Pandemic Fines Shed Light on Policing Problems

Legal Centres Call For All Fines To Be Cancelled, Existing Fines Regime To Be Reviewed

Shocking toll of the Covid fine fiasco: How a single mum of two couldn't get her driver's licence back and was left with a criminal record - just because she was 'busted' buying fish and chips

More than 33,000 Covid fines withdrawn in NSW after adverse court ruling

More than 33,000 COVID fines withdrawn after government concedes they are invalid

VIDEO: 'A win for the people of NSW' after COVID fines cancelled

More than 33,000 COVID-19 fines withdrawn in NSW after legal challenge

New South Wales government cancels more than half its COVID-19 fines — this is what it means for you

New South Wales scraps tens of thousands of Covid fines

Australia to withdraw or refund tens of thousands of COVID fines

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