{"id":269073,"date":"2020-07-30T16:35:44","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T06:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=269073"},"modified":"2020-07-30T16:37:51","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T06:37:51","slug":"three-charged-over-border-papers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2020\/07\/30\/three-charged-over-border-papers\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Charged Over Border Papers"},"content":{"rendered":"

July 30, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Detectives have charged three women for allegedly providing false information on their Queensland border declarations.<\/p>\n

Police will allege all three women travelled to Victoria and deliberately provided misleading documents at the Queensland border.<\/p>\n

A 19-year-old Heritage Park woman, a 21-year-old Acacia Ridge woman and a 21-year-old Algester woman have been charged with one count each of\u00a0providing false or misleading documents (Section 364 of the Public Health Act, maximum penalty 100 penalty units or $13,345) and fraud (dishonestly gain benefit \/ advantage, Section 408C(1)(d) of the Criminal Code, maximum penalty five years\u2019 imprisonment).<\/p>\n

A police spokesperson said all three women were now co-operating with QPS and Queensland Health officials.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Earlier on Thursday, Queensland Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young had told media she was worried because one of original two individuals had not been co-operative and had not shared where she had been.<\/p>\n

A criminal investigation is also being undertaken by Task Force Sierra Linnet investigators which is unrelated and not connected to the alleged travel to Victoria.<\/p>\n

All three women are currently in quarantine and are due to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on September 28.<\/p>\n

The Queensland Police Service is committed to ensuring everyone complies with public health directions and will continue to enforce restrictions at the border.<\/p>\n