The Victorian couple who travelled through New South Wales and into Queensland and then fell ill were not the only ones to flout border closures since COVID-19 restrictions began on May 28, Queensland police say.
Key points:
- There will be no changes made at Queensland's road borders, with the only checkpoints at airports
- The approach at road borders is to randomly intercept cars driving into Queensland, police say
- Members of the community are also telling police about people breaking the rules
Deputy Commissioner Steve Gollschewski said 3,343 vehicles had been randomly checked for compliance by police and of those, five people were found to be breaching the directive.
"That has been a combination of people not getting border passes, but also in some instances, people putting false declarations on their border passes," Deputy Commissioner Gollschewski said.
Two women from Victoria crossed the border at Goondiwindi and were found in the Darling Downs region.
"They have been issued with penalty infringement notices of $4,003 for failing to comply with directions," Deputy Commissioner Gollschewski said.
Another man travelled to Dalby via the border at Coolangatta and had been fined for having a false declaration.
Two people in the Wide Bay district were fined for not having completed a border pass at all.
Deputy Commissioner Gollschewski said there were "serious consequences" for their actions.
"We've had COVID in our community and that is really, really unacceptable," Deputy Commissioner Gollschewski said.
Only checkpoints are at airports
Deputy Commissioner Gollschewski said the approach at road borders was to randomly intercept cars driving into Queensland.
"People with Victorian plates we will check — hence the over 3,000 that we have checked — but also just random checks in those areas," Deputy Commissioner Gollschewski said.
He said in some instances members of the community told police about people breaking the rules.
"Can I thank the community … It's been community information that has led us to these people so that we can undertake this action," Deputy Commissioner Gollschewski said.
There will be no changes made at Queensland's road borders.
"We are confident that we can keep Queensland safe using this approach and we will continue to do so," he said.
Health Minister Yvette D'Ath gave a strong warning to those looking to break the rules and enter Queensland.
"We will be making sure that you are found — this is an offence," she said.
"You cannot come into this state if you are from a hotspot and put our state at risk.
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)Ms D'Ath said "either someone will be picking up the phone and telling us, or the police will be doing intercepts and finding you".
"It's not worth the risk of the fine and it's not worth the risk of putting your health and the health of every Queenslander at risk, simply because you want to come across into our state," she said.
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