A MERRIWA man, who appeared in the Joondalup Magistrates Court on Monday, February 8, has been fined over a series of Covid-19 self-quarantine breaches.
WA Police said the 51-year-old man had flown to Perth from Brisbane on Thursday, January 7.
A police spokeswoman said on Friday, January 8 following the Covid-19 outbreak in Queensland, anyone who had arrived in Western Australia from Queensland since January 2 was required to self-quarantine for 14 days.
The man nominated an address in Merriwa to self-quarantine until January 21.
She said police had alleged that between Thursday, January 14 and Friday, January 15 the man breached the direction on three separate locations – twice when he drove with a family member to local shops and once when he visited the house of the family member more than 100km away.
“At no time did the man or family member wear a mask,’’ she said.
On Saturday, January 16 the man was interviewed by the breach investigation team and was charged with three counts of failing to comply with a direction.
He was convicted of all charges in the Joondalup Magistrates Court on February 8 and fined a total of $10,000 plus costs.
