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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Christopher Knaus

NSW courts put all remaining Covid infringement cases on hold after ruling on legality of fines

NSW Police officers patrol outside Bankstown Police Station in Sydney
A NSW supreme court ruling earlier this month cast doubt over the status of tens of thousands of fines issued by police during Covid restrictions. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

A damning ruling about the legality of Covid fines has prompted New South Wales police to quietly withdraw some infringements from court and forced the judiciary to put all remaining Covid breach cases on hold, pending urgent legal advice.

Earlier this month, the status of tens of thousands of fines issued during Covid restrictions was cast into doubt by a NSW supreme court ruling, which found infringements that failed to properly spell out an alleged offence were invalid.

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