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Victoria urged to waive all Covid fines after reports some officers not correctly authorised
Legal groups which have been speaking out against fines since 2020 say it would be ‘unfair and heartless’ to pursue payment
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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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