The battle over illegally issued penalty notices for alleged failures to comply with COVID-19 public health orders continues, with Revenue NSW now issuing “garnishee orders” on people's bank accounts in order to extract funds.
Unsurprisingly, the public backlash regarding the move has been severe, with many pointing out that the Supreme Court of New South Wales has time and again ruled that the fines are invalid, leading to more than 33,000 being revoked, but the government stubbornly refusing to cancel the remaining 29,000.
It's not our fault
Bureaucrats from the higher echelons of the Minns Labor Government have been quick to point out that the scheme was handled by the Berejiklian led Coalition, but how this is forcing the current administration to continue on insisting on enforcement is a question that remains unanswered.
