More than 50,000 people have been fined for breaching Victoria’s strict COVID-19 public health orders throughout the pandemic.
The lockdown in question was from July 16 to 27, when Victorians were confined to their homes following an outbreak of the delta variant of COVID-19.
Those who flout the Chief Health Officer’s orders face $1,652 fines, which are enforced by a special police task force.
Jeanne and the late Richard Pratt in front of their Melbourne mansion Raheen.Credit:Simon O’Dwyer
Under the conditions of the lockdown, all public and private gatherings are banned. Residents are only allowed to go out to exercise, buy food, perform authorized work, seek medical care and get vaccinated or tested.
The Pratt family dinner, held in honor of the Jewish Sabbath (Shabbat), was attended by as many as a dozen guests from the powerful dynasty, which has amassed an estimated nearly $250 million from its global packaging and recycling operations. billion dollar wealth.
According to a confidential source, security staff told guests that police may be waiting outside the main entrance on Studley Park Road. They were directed to leave through a separate exit, usually used only for deliveries, located near the former stables.
Representatives for Pratt and his mother did not respond to requests for comment age.
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