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pandemicBy Sandy PowellApril 22 2020 - 3:00pmBy Sandy PowellApril 22 2020 - 3:00pmFacebookTwitterWhatsappEmailCopyCHECKPOINT: Tasmania Police officers conducting a roadblock stop to ensure
drivers' travel was for an essential purpose on the Bass Highway. Picture: Simon Sturzaker More than 10,000 coronavirus restriction compliance checks have been conducted in Tasmania, nearly
half of which were in the North-West.
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Police announced the milestone had been passed with assistance from the Australian Defence Force, State Emergency Service and the Tasmania Fire Service.
Acting Deputy Commissioner Jonathan Higgins said the inter-agency support had been "invaluable".
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"So far, there have been 3270 compliance checks carried out in the south, 2330 in the north and 4640 in the north-west," he said.
"Over the past four weeks, a total of 144 people have been charged or summonsed to appear in court for failing to comply with the direction of the Director of Public Health.
"In the North-West, a further 364 vehicle checks have been conducted."
Acting Deputy Commissioner Higgins said the majority of Tasmanians were continuing to comply with restrictions, but reports of non-compliance were being made and all were followed up by
Tasmania Police.
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use significant resources to ensure compliance of the restrictions, including numerous patrols, with covert and marked vehicles and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter when required, particularly
in the North West.
"For those of you who are required to isolate, expect a phone call and a visit by police, TFS, SES or ADF personnel to check your identification.
"If you're not impacted by the new quarantine requirements, with the additional stronger restrictions on retail activity now in place in the North West - there are fewer reasons to leave
your home."
He said residents leaving their homes or the towns they lived in should expect to be stopped and questioned about their movements by police.
Fines of up to $16,800 and six months imprisonment may be imposed upon those not abiding by the restrictions.
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