I am a regular swimmer at an enclosed public pool in NSW and have refused to sign in to the Covid19 app. or write my name on their book. I believe it is illegal to demand my details (Privacy Act 1988 94H). The manager of the public pool asked me to get out of the pool to sign in correctly (even though I have a membership card where they have all my details). He said if I didn't get out of the pool now he would call the police. I told him that after I'd finished my swim I would go and sign in, but not until I had finished swimming. He did ring the police. When the 2 police arrived they told me due to Covid I had to sign in....I stated the Privacy Act 1988 and then they said that they would arrest me for trespassing. I told them that I would finish my swim first, even though they'd told me they'd drag me out.
I finished my swim and went to the change rooms I realised the police were no longer there. When I left the building the manager chased after me to tell me not to come back unless I complied to the signing in rule.
What I need to know is can they issue me with a 'Banning Notice'? I am a local and pay council rates. Where do I stand with the law?
I finished my swim and went to the change rooms I realised the police were no longer there. When I left the building the manager chased after me to tell me not to come back unless I complied to the signing in rule.
What I need to know is can they issue me with a 'Banning Notice'? I am a local and pay council rates. Where do I stand with the law?