Australians taken to quarantine hotels during COVID-19 now face state-backed garnishing orders for overdue payments.
Revenue New South Wales (NSW) has issued orders to take money from 5,190 bank accounts of residents with hotel quarantine debts.
State Seizes Money From 5,000 Accounts for Overdue Hotel Quarantine Debts
The NSW government is pursuing nearly $40 million in fees for the program which ended on April 30, 2022.
Staff inside the Stamford Hotel, Melbourne, Australia on June 25, 2020. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
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