Around 3,000 COVID-19 Fines Handed to Children in NSW, Australia

N.S.W Police patrol Sydney Park in Sydney, Australia, on Sept. 18, 2021. Brendon Thorne/Getty Images

Kids aged between 10 to 17 have been slapped with AU$2.1 million (US$1.5 million) in fines since July 1 last year, according to data from New South Wales (NSW) Police in Australia’s most populous state.

The data obtained under information laws by the Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) found 2,920 fines were issued, with around 59 percent of fines costing between $1,000 to $5,000.