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Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) has called on the police watchdog to investigate former NSW police commissioner Mick Fuller and NSW Police over their approach to handing out more than 60,000 COVID-19 fines during the pandemic.
Communities across the Western Plains were among the hardest hit during the pandemics. Walgett and Brewarrina had the highest rate of fines across the state, with Warren, Gilgandra, and Bourke residents also featuring among the top 10 most penalized LGAs for Covid offenses in the state.
In April, a Supreme Court decision found that 33,000 of the 62,000 fines handed out state-wide needed more detail and therefore withdrawn.
But it’s not over yet…