NSW Police issue nine more fines to Sydney wedding guests over COVID-19 lockdown breach

NSW Police have issued additional fines to nine people who breached Sydney northern beaches lockdown orders to attend a weekend wedding reception.

A total of 21 penalty infringement notices — a fine of $1,000 each — have been issued to people who went to Doltone House in Pyrmont on Sunday, in contravention of stay-at-home provisions.

NSW Police said those guests were from northern beaches, where residents are not permitted to travel outside the region unless they have an essential reason such as shopping, medical care or exercise.

Those rules were introduced on December 19 in response to the growing Avalon cluster, which was at 129 cases as of this morning.

Assistant Commissioner Mick Willing said the vast majority of…