7News, 20 December 2021:
A teenager [sic] who sparked a seven-day lockdown in Byron Bay after travelling to the area with his father who had COVID-19 has been fined $35,000….
Kristian Radovanovic, 19, did not appear for his sentence as he has travelled to Serbia with his father to care for his grandmother, the Waverley Local Court was told on Monday.
He pleaded guilty to four charges after the Rose Bay family travelled to NSW’s northern rivers region to purchase a farm in late July and failed to abide by public health orders.
For not using a QR code and failing to wear a mask in a general store Kristian Radovanovic was fined $5000 and $7500 respectively, and for not wearing a mask nor using a QR code in a taxi he was fined $12,500 and $10,000 respectively.
The former gyprocker was already serving a community corrections order following a police pursuit while drink driving, and a conditional release order for affray after joining a brawl.
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| Kristian Radovanovic has been hit with a huge fine for travelling to Byron Bay while infected. Credit: 7NEWS |
Magistrate Paul Mulroney said all offences involved a disregard for public health and safety.
“He did not care at all about the rest of the community,” he said.
“What he did was not just irresponsible, not just criminal, but had the real potential to put the lives and the wellbeing of the community at serious risk.
“I am imposing substantial fines to drive home to other people who don’t think this is serious ... there should be significant consequences.”…..
Zoran Radovanovic’s case was also up for mention at Lismore Local Court on Monday 20 December 2021.
