New South Wales police have warned they will take an uncompromising approach to imposing fines on those not wearing masks and otherwise breaking Sydney's new Covid restrictions.
The government has imposed an array of restriction as the number of positive cases across the city reached 36 on Thursday, including a government minister.
NSW Police said they had issued 150 cautions to people for not wearing masks on public transport and indoor public places since those restrictions were reimposed on Wednesday, but said they will not remain so forgiving as school holidays begin on Friday.
New South Wales police have warned those caught breaking Sydney's Covid restrictions will be fined, with increased police patrols during the school holidays
'Those people will be spoken to by police and will be issued with a penalty notice rather than given the option of a caution,' NSW Deputy Commissioner Gary Worboys said on Thursday.
He said everyone must obey restrictions on travel for Sydney residents and said traffic and highway patrol 'will be out there enforcing that'.
'As we move into the school holidays, people need to understand if they choose to go outside the order and drive to a location, whether that is down to the snow or whether that's up the coast, down the south coast, out west.'
'If people choose to go outside the order and drive to a location, whether that is down the snow or up the coast, down the south coast, out west, traffic and highway patrol are well aware of the order and what it says to people and what it commands them to do, and police will be out there enforcing that part of the activity,' the deputy commissioner said.
