Judgement says notices failed to provide enough detail to recipient about alleged infringement
government has been urged to withdraw more than 29,000 remaining Covid-19 fines after the supreme court found fundamental flaws in the way they were issued.of Covid-related restrictions in 2020 and 2021, withdrawing 33,000 fines worth $30m.
The case prompted government lawyers to concede in November that infringement notices failed to provide enough detail to the recipient about what they were alleged to have done.The court’s judgment, handed down on Thursday, said it was imperative that the offence was clearly and unambiguously specified in penalty notices.
“How then were the plaintiffs to know what offence they had committed or to make an informed decision as to whether to pay the fine or elect to have the matter determined by a court?” Justice Dina Yehia said.
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