Tasmanian Police hit the streets of Launceston yesterday as part of their three-day crack down on COVID-19 check in noncompliance.
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Police were joined by environmental health officers, transport inspectors, and WorkSafe inspectors to raise awareness of the COVID safe requirements. Under Section 16 of the Public Health Act, businesses are required to register for Check In TAS and provide access to a QR code.
Tasmania Police acting Inspector Mel Death said she was pleased with the community response. "It was really pleasing to see most people were complying with the requirements," she said.
"Public Health have provided statistics that since yesterday, there's been an increase of 100,000 users on the Check-In Tas app."
As part of yesterday's focus on the Launceston CBD, 94 businesses were visited and 15 taxis and rideshare vehicles had been checked.
Police provided formal advice to 25 people about checking in, and WorkSafe Tasmania issued two improvement notices to businesses.
The three-day blitz began in Hobart on August 26 and will move to Burnie on August 30.
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