Police are 'moving further into a compliance and enforcement regime' for COVID rules

NSW Deputy Police Commissioner Gary Worboys says compliance with COVID-19 restrictions will be enforced and police are “moving much further” into investigating rulebreakers. “We’re moving much further into a compliance and an enforcement regime around the order rather than a simple education response to people,” he said. Deputy Commissioner Worboys said those who seek to flout the restrictions “will be spoken to by police and will be issued with a penalty notice rather than given the option of a caution”. He said those who choose to break the order and wish to travel for the school holidays should be warned police outside of the metropolitan area “are well aware of the order”. “Police will be out there enforcing that part of the activity as well as being on our public transport system, and in and around cafes, pubs, clubs, making sure that people comply in what is a very fractious time in terms of the pandemic.”