NSW emergency COVID-19 bill becomes law

By Jodie Stephens
Updated March 24 2020 - 8:58pm, first published 8:55pm
An emergency bill before the NSW parliament has extraordinary clauses to meet COVID-19 challenges.
An emergency bill before the NSW parliament has extraordinary clauses to meet COVID-19 challenges.

Police will be able arrest people suspected of breaching COVID-19 public health orders while certain offenders could be granted early parole under new legislation to tackle the spread of the coronavirus in NSW.

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