A search then revealed three apple slices and two grapes squashed into the bottom of the bag. Nash received an infringement notice for an instant $400 fine for wrongly filling out the declaration. She said they had even offered to pay half the instant fine to resolve it, but MPI did not appear to be interested.
“We tried to resolve it, we had admitted we might have food, but they kept saying pay the fine or go to court.”
Nash did not get a conviction, but admitted the offence and was given a nominal $20 fine.
