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A well-known Sydney pub has been fined for multiple COVID-19 breaches after nearly 10,000 NSW venues were checked by inspectors, reports the AAP.
Sydney’s Lord Wolseley Hotel has been fined $5000 for multiple Covid-19 breaches and an additional $2400 for missing two subsequent court appearances.
The penalties were levied after inspectors from Liquor & Gaming NSW in September found the director of the Ultimo pub had not properly registered the venue as a Covid-safe business.
The venue didn’t have an approved Covid-19 safety plan and…