Revenue NSW is still chasing the $3,000 fee from more than 17,000 people who have not paid their hotel bill, and has issued more than 5, 000 'garnishee orders' to claw back outstanding payments.
The New South Wales Premier has defended the state's revenue collecting agency withdrawing millions in unpaid hotel quarantine fees from people's bank accounts.The government is owed almost $40 million in unpaid feesRevenue NSW is still chasing the $3,000 fee from more than 17,000 people who have not paid.
"Well, that date is today, and unfortunately the government needs that money to run essential services in the state."Former Victorian resident Justin De Vries said Revenue NSW took $3,000 from his bank account about three weeks ago."I saw several thousand dollars out of my bank account, that's how I knew.Mr De Vries returned to Australia in January 2021 and stayed at the Marriott Hotel in Sydney during his isolation period.
"I actually quit being vegetarian to be able to eat edible food. It was all mistreatment from beginning to end." A spokesman for Revenue NSW said in a statement it "always attempts communication with the customer to notify them" that an outstanding fee had not been paid.
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