A middle aged woman has been dramatically arrested by five police at a popular cafe after refusing to show her vaccination certificate.
Footage shows the moment police arrived at the Dayman General Store in Queensland's Hervey Bay - before a woman was seen rushing out past officers.
The video then shows the large squad of officers arresting the 46-year-old out the front of the store as she shrieked 'you can't arrest me'.
She was bundled into the back of the police car, taken to the watchhouse, charged and fined $1,300.
'The police do not know Rebecca's medical background. Rebecca left the premise immediately and was polite and respectful throughout,' the cafe said in a post.
'She did not know why she was being arrested and like any normal person, did not want to be arrested. Because she didn't want to be arrested, she was 'obstructing justice'.'
A woman has been dramatically arrrested at a popular cafe in Hervey Bay after refusing to show her vaccination certificate
The cafe's owner Matt told Daily Mail Australia the business has been fully compliant with state and federal laws around check-ins and vaccinations.
He said that it was the first time the woman, named Rebecca, had visited their establishment.
'It was her first time coming here, and first time she's been out since December 17,' he said.
'She thought "bugger it, I'm going to have a coffee today", and look what happened.'
Matt said the cafe thought it was their responsibility to provide options for unvaccinated locals as well as the vaccinated, so they decided to open up their garden with socially distanced tables and QR codes to ensure people could be tracked.
Matt said the cafe thought it was their responsibility to provide options for unvaccinated locals as well as the vaccinated
'People can go to food courts and sit side by side, we thought if we opened our garden area, it'd be OK,' the cafe owner said.
'We did a video saying we welcome all of the community, a few days later, on Christmas Eve, three police arrived in their paddy wagon saying we were providing false information and that unvaccinated people can't even sit in the garden.
Queensland Health told Daily Mail Australia that because the garden is attached to the venue, all patrons must be vaccinated, as they must also be in food courts.
