June 18, 2021
A man and woman – who sparked recent COVID alerts on the Sunshine Coast – have been fined $4003 each for providing false information on their Queensland border declarations.
Police allege the duo entered Queensland on June 5 via Goondiwindi after having been in Victoria and deliberately provided false information to obtain a Queensland Border Declaration Pass ‘G’.
Police were alerted to the pair on June 9 after the woman tested positive to COVID-19.
The man subsequently tested positive the following day.
The duo were released from hospital on Friday after undergoing treatment for COVID-19.
Police interviewed the couple on Friday morning and following investigations, the 48-year-old man and 44-year-old woman were each been issued with a infringement notice for failing to comply with COVID-19 Border Direction – CHO Untrue Information.
