The NT has handed out its first $5056 fine after a new arrival refused to follow quarantine rules.
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Police have issued a further three quarantine infringement notices over the past two days.
A 25-year-old man undertaking quarantine in a commercial premises was reported absent from his hotel.
When located and questioned, he told officers he "didn't want to stay in four walls".
He was issued an infringement notice, the first to receive the increased fine of $5056.
A 20-year-old woman and a 25-year-old man from Western Australia were spotted by a compliance team at a shopping centre in Casuarina two days after their arrival.
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When spoken to by police they were unable to provide a lawful reason for breaching their quarantine.
Almost a dozen people have been forced into mandatory supervised quarantine in Darwin after crossing the Northern Territory border on the first day of relaxed coronavirus restrictions.
The Territory lifted quarantine measures for some regions on Friday, but they remain in place for anyone coming from Victoria or the greater Sydney region where COVID-19 cases have been on the rise.
Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker says about 1000 people had crossed into the Territory up to 9am on Friday, with 11 of those directed into supervised quarantine for 14 days.
The reason why each person was quarantined was not disclosed.
The fine for failing to abide by the Chief Health Officer Directions issued under section 56 of the Public and Environmental Health Act 2011 has increased to $5056 for an individual and $25,280 for a business.
NT Police and Environmental Health Officers continue to undertake compliance activities.
Police will stay on the border checkpoints indefinitely even though they were opened today to all other than Victoria and Sydney travelers.
A total of 27,722 compliance checks have now been completed and 141 fines issued.
For information on the changes of quarantine requirements, visit www.coronavirus.nt.gov.au
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