Sydney woman reprimanded after refusing to leave ACT

The woman, who was denied an exemption to be in Canberra, was found to have ignored orders during a check by authorities.

She was fined on Friday and has since returned to Sydney.

The breach of public health orders comes after a man was charged this week for refusing to wear a mask at Parliament House.

ACT police said they had conducted more than 110 in-person compliance checks in the last week and stopped more than 1350 cars to ensure drivers weren't travelling from restricted areas.

The public has reported more than 34 matters of non-compliance during week two of the ACT's mask mandate, due to end at 11.59pm on Friday.

The ACT Emergency Services Agency has stepped in to assist police - who had moved officers from their regular roles to support the Covid compliance effort - by conducting checks on people under stay-at-home orders.

According to emergency services, more than 8000 calls had been made to check people were in their homes in the last week.

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Police said most breaches detected this week had been minor and resolved swiftly after they were discovered.

Acting Deputy Chief Police Officer Hall O'Meagher said on the whole Canberrans had been "quite compliant", particularly in regards to the mask mandate.

"It's that civic-minded attitude that we're calling on Canberrans to pull on and step up during the pandemic," he said.

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