Darling Heights woman charged with issuing 600 fake Covid exemptions

Police allege the woman had fraudulently helped people avoid Covid testing, wearing a mask or getting a jab.

A Toowoomba woman is the first person in Queensland to be charge with five counts of taking a title indicating a person is a health practitioner.

Police have charged a Darling Heights woman for allegedly pretending to be a doctor and issuing about 600 fake medical ‘exemption certificates’ stating a person is exempt from undergoing COVID testing, receiving a vaccine and wearing a mask.

On Tuesday, investigators from Task Force Sierra Linnet, in conjunction with Gold Coast Detectives, executed a search warrant at an address on Robert Street, Labrador, where a woman was arrested.

A 45-year-old Darling Heights woman has now been charged under Health Practitioner Regulation National Law with five counts of taking a title indicating a person is a health practitioner.

She is the first person in Queensland to be charged with this offence.

The woman is scheduled to appear at the Southport Magistrates Court on Thursday October 28.

Investigations continue.