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, 06:21, 12 February 2021Created page with "A [https://www.academia.edu/people/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=tourist tourist] in [/news/perth/index.html Perth] has been fined $13,000 after skipping hotel quarantine to go on..."
A [https://www.academia.edu/people/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=tourist tourist] in [/news/perth/index.html Perth] has been fined $13,000 after skipping hotel quarantine to go on a five hour nightclub partying session. <br>The 25-year-old man had flown into Perth from Adelaide on December 11 and was ordered to remain in hotel quarantine for 14-days in the city centre. <br>The next day, a routine compliance check by WA Police found he was missing from his room and not answering his phone, leading officers to arrest him when he returned. <br> A tourist who flew into Perth from Adelaide has been fined $13,000 after a series of hotel quarantine breaches including visiting a nightclub for [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-du-lich-ha-giang-cao-nguyen-da-dong-van-3-ngay-2-dem.html tour hà nội hà giang] five hours (stock image) <br> The visitor was ordered to stay in hotel quarantine in the Perth CBD (pictured) for 14-days <br>The officers investigated the man's movements from when he stepped off the plane and discovered a stunning series of coronavirus restriction breaches over the space of a few hours. <br>The man had not traveled from Perth Airport directly to the hotel as instructed but had told his driver to visit a drive-through takeaway outlet. <br>When checking into the hotel he had not worn a protective mask and did not tell staff he was undergoing quarantine. <br>He then left his room to go to a supermarket and convenience store. <br>Later that night, the man broke quarantine again and left his hotel room to visit a nightclub in the Perth CBD for five hours with the same friend who had driven him from the airport. <br> RELATED ARTICLES [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next] [/news/article-9097819/Sydneys-coronavirus-case-spike-sparks-fresh-calls-brutal-city-wide-lockdown.html Sydney's coronavirus case spike sparks fresh calls for a...] [/news/article-9096743/Australians-banned-Philippines-coronavirus-strain-arrives-Adelaide-UK.html Australians are banned from one Asian holiday destination...] <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br><br><br>The man also admitted to police waiting for him at the hotel on December 12 that he had been to Elizabeth Quay and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-du-lich-ha-giang-cao-nguyen-da-dong-van-3-ngay-2-dem.html tour hà giang] was taking photos. <br>The man offered no valid reason for leaving hotel quarantine and admitted to the breaches. <br>Yesterday in Perth Magistrates Court he pleaded guilty to five counts of Fail to Comply with an Emergency Management Act Direction. He was fined a total of $13,000, which he must pay before he is released from Perth Watch House. <br>The man has subsequently returned a negative COVID-19 test and his quarantine period expired at 11.59PM on 25 December.<br>A WA Police spokesperson said anyone who attempts to compromise the health of our community by breaching directions can expect a strong and swift response. <br>'Breaching directions made under the Emergency Management Act may result in on-the-spot fines of $1,000 for individuals, or where a matter is deemed serious and dealt with under formal criminal charges penalties of up to $50,000 or imprisonment for 12 months may be imposed by the courts,' the spokesperson said. <br> Officers escort passenger from Perth airport into hotel quarantine in October (pictured) <br>
