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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Calla Wahlquist

Victoria urged to waive all Covid fines after reports some officers not correctly authorised

File photo of Victoria police performing random checks in Melbourne in July 2020
File photo of police random checks in Melbourne in 2020. Legal groups say the reported failure to correctly authorise some fining officers strengthens arguments against Covid fines. Photograph: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

Legal groups say the Victorian government should waive all fines issued under coronavirus public health orders following reports that some of those recruited to issue the fines were not properly authorised.

The government separately promised 12 months ago to review fines issued under the Public Health and Wellbeing Act to ensure they passed the common sense test. That resulted in hundreds of fines being challenged in the magistrates court.

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