The limousine driver at the centre of Sydney's COVID-19 cluster won't be charged, NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller says.He tested positive for the Delta COVID-19 variant on June 16 and since then, more than 80 infections have been detected, sending millions of people into a two-week lockdown.
"I can now confirm we have received advice that there is insufficient evidence to establish that either the limousine driver or his employer breached any public health orders," NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller said in a statement. People who come into contact with recent international arrivals in NSW are supposed to wear a face mask and be immunised against COVID-19.Posted
So being vaccinated would help in what way for this use case? It doesn't stop you getting or spreading COVID.
Poor buggar......we've gone back to barbaric times of throwing sticks and stones at people. Don't make out like you've kindly let him off....it was ridiculous.
It’s a “no brainer” why are we reactive and not proactive. Everyone should have been vaccinated and tested regularly.
So Gladbags and NSWBradNoIdea still haven’t answered why the limo driver not wear mask and be vaccinated? Keep pointing finger and pretending forget doesn’t mean you can get away with this.
The PREMIER should be charged with CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE
Yet again another gap in requirements exposed.
Imagine knowing that you have caused millions of people to lock down and giving covid to dozens. He must feel like shite right now
Once again, outsourced to a private labour hire company whose only motivation was to make money & had no obligation to adhere to safety standards. auspol
So Gladys will be hounded to death letting private agencies do their own thing?
You can’t charge someone because you want them charged. ….unless you load them up of course (and I’d like to think the Wood Royal Commission had stamped that out)
You mean can’t be charged? Cause really what charge could see a conviction? That’s really why, isn’t it?
If anyone should be charged, it’s the NSW premier for not putting community safety before profit and big business interests. Victoria dealt with variant only weeks ago, why didn’t NSW pay attention and see how contagious the Delta variant is? They should’ve lockdown last week.
Our 'leaders' should be charged, for obvious reasons, not a frontline worker. Sigh.. MorrisonLockdown number 2.
Get a better lawyer
“Drivers transporting international passengers are now required to wear masks and be vaccinated”. Such a great idea - I wonder how they came up with it?
Yeah, leave THAT poor bastard alone. Go and camp outside sQomo's house. Why should he have the weekend off? Don't leave it until he's had the focus group reports and magicked up a diversionary defence.
Why would he be charged?
Who is to be charged for this? Scott Morrison? We cannot bring expatriates from UK or India without proper quarantine facilities!!
If it was Dan Andrews who oversaw this debacle he would have been dragged over the coals. The Australian media is a joke and ABC is no different
The NSW govt should be prosecuted
No mention of charging the airline who thought it ok to fly in with an infected crew
But he sure failed the 'Am I a Dickhead Test'...how do these people function in society generally?
Why would it be his fault that the government can't do their jobs Why weren't all frontline workers vaccinated
That's on a par with whomever enabled departure from Ruby Princess.
Why blame individuals for a system problem?
Funny how Kristo from FriendlyJordies was so easily arrested.... NSW LNP not on your side
damn , have to find another scapegoat
Is he a happy-clapper?
I wonder if any individual or company in NSW will attempt to bring a civil lawsuit for damages against those directly involved with the obvious lack of precautions taken in the transportation of incoming overseas aircrew?
Just deported?
See is very difficult situation...am sure he didn't mean to make Sydney go into lockdown...but if he is charged..it will deter others in the future to say anything....but yet they must be punish....
really? the expensive lockdown They sent goons to raid a Youtube blogger
How about charging the idiots that just let someone who didn’t want to be vaccinated drive infected people around?
Why not? Does he pray at the right church, is that it?
Let’s get you into a hotel for isolation but here at least go there in style
The people in charge of all this should be getting charged for letting return passengers ride in style what a joke
Takes a certain clown to choose to work with returned travelers during a global pandemic & refuse to wear a mask & get vaccinated! The same goes with NSWHealth your public health order did not extend to private drivers until it was updated yesterday! clowns covidnsw
Weasel words from Commissioner Fuller. **Can't** be charged would be more accurate. Shame on you for perpetuating this myth.
Yet Richmond football player Sydney Stack was jailed in WA for breaking qt rules? It makes a difference when you aren’t white.
Don't get sick😱 the absolute stupidity of the position our country is headed into,
It's almost like even having the police publically discussing this A. is damaging to this individual B. is an attempt to smokescreen from the systemic failures at hand.
Errrr oops. Forgot to fill those key points ?
We know you have no case .
Nice one blame the poor limo driver and dismiss any responsibility on behalf of the passengers travelling in a time of increased national cases. Qantas management should be drilled as harshly as the limo owner.
stupidity can't be legislated , but the legislature can be stupid
Sounds like the Scottish verdict of Not Proven, jokingly referred to as: “Not guilty. Now go away and don’t do it again.”
so he shouldn't be . He's not the reason Sydney is in lockdown
Why not ? .... he should have at least been wearing a N95 mask and wasn't . He'd better be out of a job now !
Are people still flying in from India. Where are they staying. That's why the virus is here.
He was doing his job, so MUCH MORE than we can say of the LNP and NSW state government❗😏 MorrisonLockdown MorrisonNotFit auspol
Hey Mick it's bin day Monday c'mon get about the neighbourhood and leave the limo driver alone
Can they get a decent lawyer to draft up the health orders at Nsw health
So the state government left a WHS hole big enough to drive a limo through and is surprised that a microscopic virus got through it? nswcovid
Why would he be charged? What a bloody farce this is GladysResign
While we've got you here, Mick. Where've you BIN? There's a few issues you haven't resolved re Porter
Stupidity is not a crime, though it should be😎
How about locking up the real Hazzard
For this to get so far it means that Gladys ,Brad and Mick the PMs binman didn't know the law. Our top cop and our lawmakers ... covidsydney covidnsw nswpol GoldStandardGladys
Bloody outrageous if he was. Total scapegoat for lax laws and laissez faire approach to the virus NSWway
There was no public health order until yesterday. Huge gaping hole in the quarantine process, miraculous the infection only just occurred. nswquarantinefailure
why would he be charged when he did nothing wrong, according to NSW laws and protocols?
Who would drive around international airplane crew without wearing a mask or PPE?
Great. Now Gladys can start answering questions on this debacle.
I thought you had to break laws to get charged....Make better laws maybe 🤷♀️
This is the right call - cos the limo driver & his private employer were under no legal obligation at the time. It's not their fault that NSW Govt didn't have sensible preventative laws in place amid a global pandemic plagued by rampant variants. COVID19nsw GoldDoubleStandard
Only because the public health order did not extend to private drivers, it has now been updated. I would have thought common sense would be to mask up with international travellers especially air crews. I guess not go figure 🤦♂️
Won’t be charged, or can’t be charged for breaking the law because he didn’t break the law?
Well of course because our idiot government hadn't made vaccination and masking mandatory for these workers. Insanely incompetent
Good no scapegoat for liberal stuff up.
Why would he? Nsw government. Vaccine for all Frontline workers did not happen.
Too busy strip searching teenage females, again?
But can they charge GladysBerejiklian with reckless endangerment
When is the investigation into why the settings weren't right?
Fine, but his superiors should face charges
Why would he be charged? What was he doing wrong? This is all politics to Gladys
is he from hillsong?
The people that should be charged are ScottMorrisonMP and GregHuntMP not the limo driver for stuffing up the vaccine rollout. Supply has been non existent lockdownnsw AuspolSoCorrupt
Translation = NSW Police won’t continue with a frivolous charge that the government couldn’t find any facts for in the first place
Maybe Police Commissioner should get out of bed with LNP and look at the crimes of our government instead!
Use limos with dividers!!!
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