More than a dozen COVID fines issued overnight

More than a dozen people were fined, 24 cars were turned around and passengers refused entry at Queensland airports yesterday.

SEVENTEEN people were fined on Friday for breaching COVID-19 restrictions, Queensland Police Service said.

Police also conducted 24 compliance checks on people in quarantine and 43 checks on non-essential businesses.

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Twenty-four vehicles were turned around at the state's borders out of 3112 vehicles that were stopped.

Seventy people who were stopped on the road at the borders by police were directed into quarantine.

Police have stopped hundreds at the Queensland/NSW border. Picture: AAP Image/Dave Hunt

Three hundred and eighty-three out of 727 domestic airline passengers who arrived in Queensland were also told to stay at home for two weeks.

Two people were refused entry into Queensland at domestic airports.

“An integral part of the QPS response is to ensure compliance with directions, particularly around self-isolation, state borders, non-essential business activity, home confinement, movement and gathering,” QPS said in a statement.

Fines of $1334 for individuals and $6672 for businesses exist for breaching restrictions.

It’s believed eight of the fines overnight came from a Gold Coast house party.

Gold Coast Police chief superintendent Mark Wheeler said eight people who attended the Carrara party were each issued with $1334 infringement notices.

“They had hired the house for the birthday party and knew full well that it was in breach of the restrictions around gatherings,” he said.

“It’s disappointing, especially on the first weekend that the Government has eased restrictions as a reward to those Queenslanders who have been doing the right thing.”

A man busted by police hooning at Worongary was also fined after being previously warned about non-essential travel.

And a Brisbane man police believed was acting suspiciously at Surfers Paradise was hit with an infringement notice for being more than 50km from home.