Single mother slapped with $1,000 Covid fine couldn't get licence back and left ... trends now

Australians fined thousands of dollars for seemingly flouting Covid rules have let out a sigh of relief this week as 33,000 fines are ruled invalid.

A landmark court case has seen the fines of tens of thousands of NSW residents withdrawn and the validity many more thrown into doubt.

The Supreme Court judge ruled two infringements imposed by police were invalid after hearing the wording on the penalty notices did not meet the legislative requirement of the Fines Act.

Revenue NSW has cancelled 33,121 fines following the landmark ruling, with the validity of almost the same number now in doubt.

Marrickville mother Karina Williams was fined $1,000 while buying fish and chips with her husband in Croydon Park, a few hundred metres from her home.

The single mother had failed to register her movement in the Canterbuty-Bankstown council, which at the time had been considered an LGA of concern.

Ms Williams and her partner, who had not been outside his LGA, were both slapped with a $1,000 fine for the perceived breach in August last year.

For the mother-of-two, who was supporting her children with JobKeeper payments, the 'unaffordable' fine became a source of major anxiety.

The unpaid fine attracted several fees before it eventually prevented her from reapplying for her driver's licence after a suspension.

Ms Williams, with the help of lawyers from the Aboriginal Legal Service, was able to quash the debt however, the fine from her record.

Pensioner Dee Donovan remains hopeful her fine will also be wiped.