A MAN on Stradbroke Island and a Redland Bay woman are among five people slapped with fines for allegedly breaching stay at home and border directions in the past three days.
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Police are cracking down on quarantine breaches, completing 186 home checks since December 19.
They say there has been a 97 per cent compliance rate.
On Saturday, a 31-year-old man was given a $1334 fine after allegedly going for a walk on the beach after he was directed into home quarantine at his accommodation on Stradbroke Island.
He is now completing quarantine in a hotel over the Christmas period.
A 20-year-old Redland Bay woman was slapped with a fine of more than $4000 on Monday for allegedly lying on her border declaration pass.
Police say she provided false information and did not declare she had returned from a NSW hotspot.
She is now in hotel quarantine.
A pair from Sydney's Northern Beaches also copped fines for failing to comply with COVID-19 border directions.
A man from Woree, in Cairns, was also fined after police found him allegedly breaching quarantine rules.
He is now in hotel quarantine.
All five people have returned a negative COVID-19 test.
Assistant Commissioner Shane Chelepy said whilst the majority of people were doing the right thing, some people were choosing to blatantly disregard the rules.
"People quarantining at a private address need to take their obligations seriously and stay at home," Assistant Commissioner Chelepy said.
"Police will be conducting random checks on those people in home quarantine to ensure they are doing the right thing and not putting others at risk by going into public spaces.
"Those who are found to be flouting the rules and leaving their property could not only face a hefty fine, they are likely to be placed into hotel quarantine at their expense."
Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said quarantine was Queensland's best defence for keeping COVID-19 out of the state.
"It's really disappointing to hear that people are not complying with their home quarantine notices," she said.
"I know it's an inconvenience, but it is absolutely vital.
"How would you feel if you ended up with COVID-19 and gave it to your grandmother?
"I'm pleading with Queenslanders to follow the rules and keep up the great work of keeping Queenslanders safe."
Failure to comply with quarantine directions could result in on-the-spot fines of $1334.
Providing false information on the declaration or entering Queensland unlawfully could result in a $4003 fine.
