11-29-2022, 04:47 AM
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia...d074e2a607
Quote:More than half of the COVID-19 fines issued in New South Wales during the pandemic will be withdrawn after a court battle between a Sydney legal centre and the state government.
The NSW Supreme Court today heard two test cases brought by Redfern Legal Centre arguing the offence descriptions provided on the fine notices were too vague and therefore were legally invalid.
The Commissioner of Fines Administration's lawyer, David Kell SC, conceded the two notices did not "sufficiently state or describe the offences in general terms" nor did the fines "identify the offence-creating provision", ruling the fines invalid.
The government agreed to refund all money paid, withdraw their fines and pay the legal costs.