'I don't think it would slip anyone's attention if they spent two weeks in hotel quarantine, even if it was two years ago that bill had to fall due,' NSW Premier Chris Minns says.
NSW Premier Chris Minns has struck an unsympathetic tone as his state hits up the bank accounts of hotel quarantine visitors to square bills totalling nearly $40 million. About one in 15 of those who quarantined in NSW hotels during the COVID-19 pandemic are yet to pay up, causing the state to resort to garnishee orders to recoup the funds. A garnishee order is a court order that allows one party to recover a debt from another party's bank account.
Minns disputed reports that some people had not received proper warnings about the unpaid bills before funds were withdrawn from their bank accounts. In part to encourage people to come home during the harshest COVID-19 restrictions, hotel fees weren't due on arrival and travellers were told payment would be sorted at a later date, Minns said. "Well, that date is today," he said. "And unfortunately, the government needs that money to run essential services.
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