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NSW will fine Covid patients who don't register their rapid antigen test results $1000 - but there are major questions about how such a measure could be enforced.
Premier Dominic Perrottet announced the move at a media conference in Sydney on Wednesday morning.
The state has just moved into a dual reporting system for infections that includes positive, self-administered RAT results and the normal PCR results.
NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant warned on Monday that the day's lower daily case number of 20,293 new infections was 'conservative' because RAT results were yet to be officially included. Pictured: Sydneysiders walk through Bondi on January 4
Health Minister Brad Hazzard told The Sydney Morning Herald on Tuesday that his government wants to mandate the reporting of positive RAT results.
His department has sought advice from the Crown Solicitor's Office on how it can be legally enforced.
'It comes with the added benefit that it might also open the door to federal financial assistance if you're off work for the week. The bottom line is it is a must-do, even if there is no fine,' Mr Hazzard told the SMH.
'At the end of the day, it's an obligation on all of us to make sure that we log in to the Service NSW app, particularly as it will give a clear picture of how the virus is moving through the community.'
