People arriving in Australia from coronavirus-ravaged India could face five years jail as the country strengthens an earlier travel ban, the government announced Saturday, in a bid to prevent the outbreak from spreading to its shores.
From Monday, any traveller into Australia who has been in India in the past 14 days could face fines and jail time, adding to a temporary ban announced earlier this week, which will remain in place until at least May 15.
The threat came after travellers on indirect flights from India exposed a loophole in the government s attempt to temporarily block arrivals from the South Asian nation.
Australians Returning From India Would Face 5 Yrs Jail Time Published by GulteDesk May 01, 2021
For the past couple of weeks, the Australian government is striving hard to suspend Indian travellers from entering the country keeping in view the huge surge in Covid19 cases. Today, the country has come up with a stricter and harsh penalty to its people as the government officials announced that all Australian residents and citizens who have been in India within 14 days of the date will face fines and five years jail time if they plan to return home.
This is the first time Australia has made it a criminal offence for its citizens to return home. As India is seeing unbelievably high numbers in covid19 cases, Australia came up with severe measures to stop travellers from India. The rule will come into effect from May 3 and breaching the ban risks civil penalties and up to five years imprisonment, Health Minister Greg Hunt said in a statement. The government will reconsider the res
Australians in India Banned from Coming Home on Threat of Jail Time
1 May 2021
(AFP) People arriving in Australia from coronavirus-ravaged India could face five years jail as the country strengthens an earlier travel ban, the government announced Saturday, in a bid to prevent the outbreak from spreading to its shores.
From Monday, any traveller into Australia who has been in India in the past 14 days could face fines and jail time, adding to a temporary ban announced earlier this week, which will remain in place until at least May 15.
The threat came after travellers on indirect flights from India exposed a loophole in the government’s attempt to temporarily block arrivals from the South Asian nation.
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