NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller says there is insufficient evidence to establish whether the eastern suburbs driver at the centre of the Bondi COVID-19 outbreak had breached public health orders.
In a statement on Saturday, Commissioner Fuller said that neither the driver nor his employer would be charged.Police on Friday revealed they had sought urgent external advice about the man’s conduct after their own lawyers came to the determination that there was insufficient evidence. Police had been investigating whether the driver had failed to wear a mask or undertake daily saliva testing.Commissioner Fuller said it was necessary to seek a second opinion because of “the significance of the outbreak and the heightened community concern”.The driver has so far been identified as the most likely patient zero in the Bondi cluster outbreak.
However, NSW’s Chief Health Officier Dr Kerry Chant on Saturday said contact tracers continued to explore all hypotheses.“We have no information before us that there was a case that predated this individual,” she said. “Obviously we’re open to any hypothesis and if the individual wants to put forward who they got infected from, we’re happy to track it down, but at this point we don’t have any other leads”.
LucyCormack This victim blaming has been horrendous, are we just going to fine everyone who gets sick? He didn't intentionally get sick. this is so dumb. People need to stop blaming others and take some responsibility for themselves. Twitter just makes this worse.
LucyCormack More of the same nonsense
LucyCormack Disgraceful headline.
LucyCormack Instead make him hall of cluster fame!
LucyCormack This is pathetic.
LucyCormack Dont charge him. Just fine him the cost of the lockdown
LucyCormack Dont blame the working class for this mess, start with morrison and work your way down to gladys.
LucyCormack NSW police The best money can buy COVID19nsw
LucyCormack He should be named, shamed and made to publicly apologise
LucyCormack quality j’ism
LucyCormack Prosecute the NSW govt
LucyCormack Jesus your level of journalism is the pits… you make it sound like he broke the health orders but isn’t being charged, when in fact he didn’t break any health orders. Do better!
LucyCormack Because he didn't
LucyCormack Why on earth not?
LucyCormack It's not a matter of evidence. It's the fact that there was no law written to be broken. Massive oversight on the part of our Glad's govt whose luck has run out with this outbreak.
LucyCormack You should charge the government for negligence
LucyCormack And rest of nsw crucified the driver, hope the driver takes Legal action!!!!
LucyCormack Another stuff up by NSW GOVT hey
LucyCormack NSW Healthcare workers STILL not even appropriately protected. REALLY ?!! REALLY.
LucyCormack Second para laughs at the first. If there's 'insufficient evidence ... the eastern suburbs driver or his employer breached any public health orders' then you can't say he 'will not be charged 'for' breaching health orders' because he DIDN'T. You meant 'with' not 'for'.🤦♀️
LucyCormack When will Australia wake up to SUITABLE protections needed for a CovidIsAirborne virus ? ---
LucyCormack Not “no evidence” - “insufficient evidence”
LucyCormack What about the people who failed to craft basic, common-sense regulations? They were rather negligent.
LucyCormack Didn't he catch it at a cafe? The LNP are shameless in their victim blaming! Anyone but them!
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