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"&lt;p&gt;A boutique waterfront hotel has become the latest Sydney venue to be fined for &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.9news.com.au/national/coronavirus-australia-live-updates-august-2-victoria-tougher-restrictions-queensland-border-death-toll-protests/9c4d3048-f7cb-4b9e-9af3-e2fc8aa9a054&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;coronavirus &quot;&gt;coronavirus&lt;/a&gt; safety breaches &amp;#x2013; the fifteenth such fine issued in just three weeks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel in the city&amp;apos;s eastern suburbs has been fined $5000 for multiple breaches, including failing to follow its own COVID-19 Safety Plan.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On Friday night, undercover inspectors from Liquor and Gaming NSW visited found numerous groups of patrons standing around drinking alcohol, as well as separate groups sitting at tables within 1.5 metres of each other.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;All poker machines were open for use, without there being 1.5 metres between each machine &amp;#x2013; in breach of the hotel&amp;apos;s COVID Safety Plan, which states that every second machine is to be switched off.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.9news.com.au/national/nsw-pubs-coronavirus-safety-breaches-fined-5000k-watsons-bay-boutique-hotel/4ff2ea62-3ed6-4dbe-8560-93fe8823b2e7&quot; title=&quot;Read more here.&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read more here.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;"
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