It's called a police state when a cop can issue a fine and state...

It's called a police state when a cop can issue a fine and state an aribitrary reason such as "too far from home".

How far is too far from home?

1 kilometer? 5 kilometers?

What if the person was driving to the pharmacy or doctor?

Would they be given a fine?

The entire incident is ridiculous and makes the police and the Police Minister look like idiots.

(By the way why do all the Labor Ministers in the Andrew's government look like ugly witches from a children's cartoon?)