The 70-year-old Northern Beaches' man who attended Ulladulla Leisure Centre on Monday afternoon has been issued a Penalty Infringement Notice (PIN) by police.
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The man is alleged to have breached a Public Health Order by visiting the centre at about 3.30pm on December 21.
Staff asked the man to leave after they noticed he had signed in with his Avalon address.
After the man left, the alleged breach was reported to officers from South Coast Police District.
Their inquiries revealed that the man had travelled from his Northern Beaches residence to a home at Narrawallee, last Thursday (December 17), and had failed to self-isolate from midnight on Sunday, December 20, as per the Public Health (COVID-19 Northern Beaches) Order 2020.
Following further inquiries, the Avalon man was issued a $1000 PIN for fail to comply with noticed direction in relation to s7/8/9 - COVID-19.
Police are reminding the public that any residents of the Northern Beaches Local Government Area who left the area on or since Thursday, December 10 must comply with the same restrictions that apply to the Northern Beaches, regardless of their current location.
Information for residents is available at: https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/what-you-can-and-cant-do-under-rules/northern-beaches.
Anyone with information regarding individuals or businesses in contravention of COVID-19-related ministerial directions is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au.
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