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PlatinumPearl · 05-01-2021, 05:30 PM

Australians face $66K fine and jail time if they fly home
from India during COVID-19 travel ban

The Federal Government published a press release in the early hours of Saturday morning announcing harsh penalties for Australian citizens who attempt to fly home from India, where more than 300,000 new COVID-19 cases have been reported each day this past week. The temporary ban begins on May 3 and applies to any travellers who have visited India in the 14 days preceding the date they intend to arrive in Australia. Citizens who fail to comply face a $66,000 fine and up to five years of jail time. It is thought to be the first time the Federal Government has made entering Australia a criminal offence to its own citizens.

Source: Twitter
Date: April 30, 2021

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PlatinumPearl Member How Do You Identify?: Femme, Human Preferred Pronoun?: She, Her Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Canada Posts: 1,148 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 966 Thanked 2,410 Times in 888 Posts Rep Power: 21474846	Australians Fined And Jail Time If Flying Home From India Australians face $66K fine and jail time if they fly home from India during COVID-19 travel ban The Federal Government published a press release in the early hours of Saturday morning announcing harsh penalties for Australian citizens who attempt to fly home from India, where more than 300,000 new COVID-19 cases have been reported each day this past week. The temporary ban begins on May 3 and applies to any travellers who have visited India in the 14 days preceding the date they intend to arrive in Australia. Citizens who fail to comply face a $66,000 fine and up to five years of jail time. It is thought to be the first time the Federal Government has made entering Australia a criminal offence to its own citizens. Source: Twitter Date: April 30, 2021

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