Three Tasmanians have been slapped with fines totalling $2335 after lying on their travel passes to return home.
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Two East Coast women, who arrived on the Spirit of Tasmania, have been fined a total of $1557.
The 71-year-old and 52-year-old claimed they had only transited through NSW, when they had actually spent time in the state, which Tasmania had closed its borders to. They have since been taken into hotel quarantine.
An Ulverstone man, who is 34-years old, was also fined $778.50.
He lied on his Tas e-Travel pass when he flew into Devonport, declaring he only transited through Victoria when he had in fact spent time in that region. He has been directed to home quarantine for 14 days
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State Police Operations Centre's Inspector John Toohey said police will continue to enforce border entry conditions to protect Tasmanians.
Anyone entering Tasmania who has spent time in a high-risk area must seek pre-approval from the Deputy State Controller to enter the state as an essential traveller.
The Good to Go system is used to apply, assess, endorse or reject these applications.
People arriving from any low-risk areas interstate must register for a Tas e-Travel pass.
"These rules need to be taken seriously, they are in place to keep us all safe and to limit the very real risk of COVID-19 making it to our shores," Inspector Toohey said.