Some people in quarantine across the Territory are still refusing to stay at home.
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Nine more people have been fined for leaving their designated quarantine abode over the past few days.
Border restrictions were relaxed on June 15 to allow people to quarantine at home instead of hotels but some are not following the rules.
Border restrctions will be removed totally on June 17 but not for coronavirus hot spots in Melbourne.
Police continued to warn people in quarantine to abide by the set rules or face being placed in supervised quarantine.
In the past few days police have issued a further nine infringement notices for failing to abide by the Chief Health Officer Directions issued under section 56 of the Public and Environmental Health Act 2011.
Compliance teams continue to conduct checks on people who entered the Territory after the easing of quarantine restrictions, allowing people to nominate a place of quarantine rather than hotel accommodation.
Eight people in Darwin, aged between 21 and 42, were all found to be absent from their homes at the time of checks.
They were contacted by police and were unable to provide a lawful justification as to why they were not quarantining.
On Tuesday, compliance teams were conducting checks on a 32-year-old man in Alice Springs.
He returned to his home while police were there and said he'd been for a drive.
Acting Commander Shaun Gill said, "Police have now issued more than 100 infringements for non-compliance.
"We will continue to conduct compliance checks and issue infringements. For those individuals who choose to repeatedly flout the rules we will find alternative accommodation for them".
The infringement penalty for an individual is $1099 and $5495 for a business.
NT Police and Environmental Health Officers continue to undertake compliance activities.
A total of 20,813 compliance checks have now been completed and 103 fines issued.
For information on the changes of quarantine requirements, visit www.coronavirus.nt.gov.au.
Chief Minister Michael Gunner yesterday said the Territory's borders will stay shut to hotspot areas, and they will stay shut indefinitely.
"I know there has been a lot of talk about shutting out entire states," he said.
"Today it is because of a few suburbs in Melbourne - but what about next week? Or next month? What if it's Adelaide? Or the Gold Coast? Or the Kimberley?
"We need something that works today, tomorrow, next week, next month, and even next year. Because we don't know when there will be a vaccine. We don't when Australia will be corona-free.
"Hard borders for hotspots makes the most sense. It is more targeted, more flexible and more effective. It's based on the expert health advice. And it can actually work.
"I will shut our borders to hotspots - wherever they happen, whenever they happen.
"I don't care if it's in Victoria or Queensland or SA or WA.
"If you're in a hotspot, you should be in lock down, if you try to come here, we will lock you down, and if you try to break our rules, we can lock you up."
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