Restaurant becomes first ACT business fined for breaching social-distancing laws

  • 📰 abcnews
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 25 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 13%
  • Publisher: 83%

Belgique Nouvelles Nouvelles

Belgique Dernières Nouvelles,Belgique Actualités

Charcoal Restaurant had a 12-person limit but 20 dine-in customers were inside when police officers entered the eatery. Now it is being fined.

A steakhouse in Civic is the first venue to be penalised for flouting the ACT's COVID-19 distancing rules, and has received a $5,000 fine.It is the first ACT venue to receive an infringement notice for breaching social-distancing laws

Staff tried cancelling bookings but found themselves way over their 12-person limit — with 20 dining in — when police came knocking. "On this particular occasion, there was just a flagrant breach of the health direction," Superintendent Kennedy said. "We're still committed to an engagement and education approach to the greatest extent possible, but it's important that businesses understand action will be taken if they do flout the rules," she said.

 

Merci pour votre commentaire. Votre commentaire sera publié après examen.
Nous avons résumé cette actualité afin que vous puissiez la lire rapidement. Si l'actualité vous intéresse, vous pouvez lire le texte intégral ici. Lire la suite:

 /  🏆 5. in BE

Belgique Dernières Nouvelles, Belgique Actualités