Tens of thousands of people who were in debt to the New South Wales government for breaching COVID-19 health orders are off the hook.
It all started in the New South Wales Supreme Court with two test cases which within a matter of hours prompted a decision by the state's revenue agency to cancel more than 33,000 fines — amounting to about $10 million.
Justice Dina Yehia concluded both cases did not meet the requirements under the Fines Act, finding the infringements did not have sufficient wording of the offence committed and were therefore invalid.
