{"id":7382,"date":"2020-07-22T02:20:41","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T02:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=7382"},"modified":"2020-07-22T02:20:41","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T02:20:41","slug":"police-urge-community-to-avoid-travel-across-nsw-victoria-border-unless-essential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/07\/22\/police-urge-community-to-avoid-travel-across-nsw-victoria-border-unless-essential\/","title":{"rendered":"Police urge community to avoid travel across NSW\/Victoria border unless essential"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NSW Police Force is reminding the community that new border restrictions are in place and only valid permit holders will be allowed to enter NSW from Victoria.
\nThe amendment to the Public Health (COVID-19 Border Control) Order 2020, under section 7 of the Public Health Act 2010, directs that as at 12.01am today (Wednesday 22 July 2020), entry into NSW from Victoria is not permitted unless strict exemption criteria can be met.
\nAll permits approved under the previous order have expired and anyone eligible to travel into NSW must apply for a new permit on the Service NSW<\/a> website.
\nA high-visibility operation remains in place, with police from across NSW working alongside Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel to facilitate safe and lawful crossings along the border.
\nOperation Border Closure Commander, Assistant Commissioner Scott Whyte, urged the community to avoid travelling during the morning and afternoon peaks.
\n\u201cSince the commencement of this operation, we have been working with the community and industry to minimise delays at checkpoints, and our best advice is not to travel unless it\u2019s essential,\u201d Assistant Commisisoner Whyte said.
\n\u201cFor those who must travel, they can help reduce overall delays by avoiding peak times, particularly at the major checkpoints.\u201d
\nThe major checkpoints are located at Albury\/Wodonga, Moama\/Echuca and Buronga\/Mildura.
\nAssistant Commissioner Whyte added that being prepared to produce documentation and identification will also assist in reducing individual interaction times at checkpoints.
\n\u201cAs both police and the community adjust to the new permits, there will be delays in reviewing and clarifying details at checkpoints,\u201d Assistant Commisisoner Whyte said.
\n\u201cBy having the paperwork ready to go, we can all save valuable time, which will add up if we can save a minute when facilitating each of the hundreds of crossings each hour.
\n\u201cFinally, if you don\u2019t have a permit, don\u2019t come to the border. You will be turned around and if you don\u2019t comply, we will take action.\u201d
\nMore information about the restrictions is available at: https:\/\/www.nsw.gov.au\/covid-19\/what-you-can-and-cant-do-under-rules\/border-restrictions<\/a>.
\nThe Public Health Act 2010 (NSW)<\/em> provides police with the power to enforce Public Helath Orders. It is an offence for a person to fail to comply with an order, and severe penalties apply, which include a maximum penalty of up to $11,000 and\/or six months imprisonment for individuals.
\nThe standard penalty will be a $1000 fine by way of a Penalty Infringement Notice (PIN).
\nIt is an offence to provide false information when applying for exemptions, with a maximum penalty of up to $22,000 and\/or two years imprisonment for individuals.
\nPolice continue to appeal to the community to report suspected breaches of any ministerial direction or behaviour which may impact on the health and safety of the community.
\nAnyone who has information regarding individuals or businesses in contravention of a COVID-19-related ministerial direction is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: <\/em><\/strong>https:\/\/nsw.crimestoppers.com.au<\/em><\/strong><\/a> or 1800 333 000<\/a>. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report crime via NSW Police social media pages.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The NSW Police Force is reminding the community that new border restrictions are in place and only valid permit holders will be allowed to enter NSW from Victoria. The amendment to the Public Health (COVID-19 Border Control) Order 2020, under section 7 of the Public Health Act 2010, directs that as at 12.01am today (Wednesday … Continue reading “Police urge community to avoid travel across NSW\/Victoria border unless essential”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7382\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}